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Public Administration and Public Finance

6 ECTS
Bachelor
Czech | English
Zdeněk Pikhart

The course aims at acquainting students with the concept of the public sector, public administration, public finance and public contracts. The lectures reflect current trends and development in the Czech Republic and the EU.


Course outline

The public sector essentials
The private and public sector, public interest, market failure and state interventions, public goods and services, reasons and impact of state interventions.
The system of public administration in the Czech Republic
Organization and management in the public administration, public administration activities.
The system of public administration in the EU
Organization and management of the EU, basic principles and activities.
Non-profit organizations – between the private and public sector
The role and importance of NPOs in a society. The links to the public and business sector.
Public budget income
The structure of public finance, tax, subsidies, EU sources.
Public budget expenditures
Types of public expenditures, efficiency and transparency
Information systems in the EU and Czech administration
E-government, eState. Essential documents and legislation. Essential registries. Public information services.
The interaction between administration and the business sector
The structure of the administration bodies in the business field (the trade office, health inspection, construction office, the subsidy policy departments, the environmental departments etc.).
The partnership between the public and business sector
Ethics in the public and business sector.
Public contracts I
Commissioning public contracts in the context of the national legislation.
Public contracts II
Commissioning public contracts in the context of the European legislation.
Development programmes for entrepreneurs
Subsidy policy. Projects subsidised from public budgets – the system, organization, institutions, main principles.
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