D1 Regional Development of Czechia

Jiří Blažek

Wednesday, April 19 10:30 am – 12:00 pm


This empirically rich lecture provides an overview of regional development trends in Czechia. Starting from a historical perspective, it provides an outline of main regional development trends, main factors of current regional development and several mini-case studies to illustrate regional development dynamics in Czechia in European perspective.

Readings:

Blažek, J. and Csank, P., 2016. Can emerging regional innovation strategies in less developed European regions bridge the main gaps in the innovation process?. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 34(6), pp.1095-1114.

Blažek, J. and Kadlec, V., 2019. Knowledge bases, R&D structure and socio-economic and innovation performance of European regions. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 32(1), pp.26-47.