Influence of socio-economic conditions on the competitiveness of Prague Cover Image

Wpływ czynników społeczno-gospodarczych na konkurencyjność Pragi
Influence of socio-economic conditions on the competitiveness of Prague

Author(s): Karolina Rosomacha
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: city; metropolis; competitiveness; region; globalization; Prague

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the characteristic of Prague as a metropolis. The capital of the Czech Republic is an international city and plays an important role in Central Europe. A lot of foreign companies decided to run their business in Prague because it offers many favorable conditions such as high level of well-educated and highly qualified workers, an innovative environment, a developed infrastructure (transport, telecommunication). Prague is more competitive and attractive to investors than other Czech regions and as a result constantly increases disparities between itself and them (for example salary is about 25% higher than the national average and unemployment is more than twice lower than the national average).

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 149-161
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish