Analysis of Social and Economic Development of the Municipality Dobřichovice

This thesis deals with the social and economic development of the town of Dobřichovice which is located in the district Praha-západ (Prague-West) and ranks among the smaller towns with the number of inhabitants not exceeding 4,000. In the theoretical part the main used terms are defined with the help of the technical literature: region, regional policy, regional development, municipality etc. The objective of the thesis in the empiric part is (apart from providing basic characteristics of the town of Dobřichovice including a brief outline of its history) is especially to assess the development in the individual social and economic areas. The documents of the town of Dobřichovice and other public institutions including the data of the Czech Statistical Office are used for the analysis in the areas like demography, education, unemployment, entrepreneurial activities or the quality of life. The primary collection of data is carried out by means of semi-structured interviews with the representatives political leadership of the town, of its municipal office as well as with the representatives of local citizens. Based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources an aggregate SWOT analysis is performed. The summary provides an overview of the development areas and outlines several points that could be used by the town of Dobřichovice by the preparation of the future documents on development