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Lecturer(s)
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Maštálka Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Historical framework of regional development theories. Main trends in the methodology of science (positivism, postpositivism, relativism...). Neoclassical and neoliberal theories, localization theory, one-sector model, two-sector model, New economic geography and new growth theory. Theories based on Keynesian approaches, core-periphery group theory, export base theory, Harrod-Domar growth model, growth pole theory, theory of cumulative causes, theory of uneven development. Structuralist approaches, neo-Maxist theories, theory of unequal exchange, structuralist Marxism, theory of mesoeconomics, theory of production districts, theory of production cycles, regulatory theory. Critical-realist approaches, theory of territorial divisions of labor, discussion of localities. Institutional approaches, theory of flexible specialization, theory of learning regions, clusters, triple helix, local buzz-global pipelines. Tools of contemporary regional policy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for an exam
- 24 hours per semester
- Practical training
- 12 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 24 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 12 hours per semester
- Individual project
- 24 hours per semester
- Contact teaching
- 36 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report)
- 16 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 16 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge of the development of theoretical approaches of regional development and to present the impact of the implementation of individual approaches to regional development on the life of the regions.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: - explain the reasons for the application of regional policy; - explain the differences in approaches to regional development in individual decades of the 20th and early 21st centuries; - characterize and evaluate regional policy tools used in individual periods and describe the impact of their implementation on the life of the regions; - describe and evaluate the tools, tendencies and consequences of applied regional policies; - characterize and compare current instruments of regional policy, trends in regional development and explain their links to EU regional policy. A student who has successfully completed the course will be able to: - interpret the reasons for the use of regional policy instruments in the context of regional sciences and historical contexts; - identify the main theories of regional development and place them in a geopolitical and historical framework; - identify the theoretical starting points of the current EU regional policy. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: - comprehensibly and convincingly communicate information to experts and laypeople about the nature of professional problems and their own opinion on their solutions; - independently and responsibly propose solutions to model situations in new or changing contexts, taking into account the broader social consequences of decisions; - comprehensibly and convincingly communicate their own professional opinions to experts and the wider public.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment
Credit: seminar work - analysis of a selected region, proposal of regional policy instruments methodologically included in the lectured material; final colloquium - presentation of the results of the analysis. Exam: written test, oral exam
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Recommended literature
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ALLEN, J., MASSEY, D. Geographical Worlds. Oxford: UK, 1995.
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AMIN, A., THRIFT, N. Globalization, Institutions and Regional Development in Europe. Oxford: UK, 1994.
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Azis, Iwan J. Regional economics . Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2020. ISBN 978-981-121-337-3.
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Blažek, J. Regionální vývoj a regionální politika: hlavní přístupy v zemích západní Evropy. 1993.
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Capello, Roberta. Globalization and regional growth in Europe . Heidelberg ;: Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-19250-0.
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Capello, Roberta. Nijkamp, Peter. Regional growth and Development Theories. Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-1788970013.
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Capello, Roberta. Regional economics. London: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-85587-8.
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DINC, M. Introduction to Regional Economic Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978 1 78536 134 0.
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Higgins, Benjamin Howard. Regional development theories & their application. New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 1997. ISBN 978-1-56000-160-7.
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HOLLINGSWORTH, R. J., BOYER, R. Contemporary Capitalism. Cambridge: UK, 2012.
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Huggins, Robert. The global competitiveness of regions. London ;: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-85943-1.
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LOSCH, A. Die Raumliche Ordnung der Wirtschaft. Jena. 1944.
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OECD. Cities and Regions in the New Learning Economy. Paris. 2001.
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PERROUX, F. A New Concept of Development. Paris: FR, 1983.
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Rowe, James E. Theories of local economic development. New York: USA, 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-27003-9.
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STORPER, M. The Regional World: Territorial Development in a Global Economy. New York: USA, 1997.
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