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Assessing the impacts of tourism in post-socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic.
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Soukupova, Lenka., Florida Atlantic University, Ivy, Russell L.
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The Czech Republic underwent many political and economic changes in the past decades, especially after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, when communism was brought down and democracy reinstated. The changes affected tourism as well as other areas. This research looks at the evolution of the tourism industry in the Czech Republic, especially concentrating on two vertical themes, comparing different tourism variables on time periods before and after 1989. Quantitative and descriptive...
Show moreThe Czech Republic underwent many political and economic changes in the past decades, especially after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, when communism was brought down and democracy reinstated. The changes affected tourism as well as other areas. This research looks at the evolution of the tourism industry in the Czech Republic, especially concentrating on two vertical themes, comparing different tourism variables on time periods before and after 1989. Quantitative and descriptive methods are applied to economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism to provide a detail comparison of the two time periods. As the Czech Republic is a country in transition, the efficiency and the lack of current tourism models for transition countries are discussed. Some modest ideas for future research are also proposed.
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Date Issued
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2003
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12985
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Subject Headings
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Tourism--Czech Republic, Tourism, Czech Republic--Economic conditions--1989-, Post-communism--Europe, Eastern
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NATO in the post-Cold War era: "The New York Times"' reaction to enlargement and to Romania's candidacy.
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Bucsa, Lavinia M., Florida Atlantic University, Morton, Jeffrey S.
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Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) witnessed a profound process of adaptation and change. In conjunction with the pursuit of new missions, one of the key elements of the alliance's transformation has been the enlargement to the East. This paper examines the issue of NATO's post-Cold War enlargement in the broader context of its adaptation to the new particularities of the international security environment. The paper...
Show moreSince the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) witnessed a profound process of adaptation and change. In conjunction with the pursuit of new missions, one of the key elements of the alliance's transformation has been the enlargement to the East. This paper examines the issue of NATO's post-Cold War enlargement in the broader context of its adaptation to the new particularities of the international security environment. The paper suggests that changes in the alliance's mission and in the U.S. interests influenced the politics of enlargement and, consequently, the policy toward candidate countries. Romania's unexpected admission into NATO in the second round illustrates this aspect. A content analysis performed on The New York Times reveals that this newspaper's attitude toward enlargement has changed from negative in the first round to positive in the second round and that it portrayed Romania negatively in both rounds. In addition, the NYT coverage of the candidate countries was not always objective but reflected the U.S. official policy.
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Date Issued
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13138
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Membership, National security--Europe, Eastern, World politics--1989-, Post-communism--Europe, Eastern, Europe--Economic integration, Balance of power
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Document (PDF)
