Administrative Monopoly in terms of the economy of the Czech Republic

This thesis describes the existence of administrative monopoly in the Czech Republic. It concisely explains the division between perfect and imperfect competition. In connection to the imperfect competition both monopolistic competition and oligopoly are mentioned. The thesis characterises monopoly features, its origination and price discrimination. Furthermore, it focuses on concrete monopoly in the Czech Republic and the anti-monopoly policy of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition. The practical part concentrates on the state enterprise of Czech Post. It contains a historical overview of postal services in the Czech Republic and it characterizes Czech Post including all its services, postal network and organisational structure. The workings of postal services and changes in its operation are described both in European and Czech context. The practical part consists substantially of the depiction of liberalisation of postal services market, which happened in the Czech Republic in 2013. The thesis characterises the legal framework of the loss of monopoly position of Czech Post and evaluates the process of liberalisation in EU countries and in the Czech Republic