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The elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament[1] are fast approaching and so is the voters’ decision about who will represent them. The voters’ confidence in Czech politicians is grimly low. It is not very surprising considering...
The political instability in the Czech Republic has got another dimension. After the decay of leading governmental coalition, early parliamentary election is coming. It is repeating again and again, one could add… Early parliamentary...
Measuring the performance of politicians is no easy task. Given the general belief that politicians should be selfless individuals in service of the public, some might argue that such a pursuit is unnecessary. However, even if we embraced this...
It is necessary to break through rational ignorance of voters, 4Liberty.eu economists think The conclusion of Prague economic conference, organized on the occasion of THE TAX FREEDOM DAY 2013 with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation,...
A period when winter passes the baton to spring is a time for the largest domestic banks to publish their financial numbers from the previous year. This year is no different and therefore we know the 2012 results of the BIG 3 banks. The year...
Since March this year Czech politicians (among other legislators) are exempt from paying social and health insurance on some compensation and thus their salaries are de facto increased (iDNES.cz 2013). Unsurprisingly, such change was met with...
We are very often presented with numerous references to government budget in the local media. However, the budget´s very nature and the overall ambiguity of politicians create an illusion that it is an extremely complicated matter, which can...
Rent-seeking occurs inevitably in every society, however, some societies suffer from it more and some others less. In this article, I would like to discuss the reasons why rent-seeking may happen in the first place. Secondly, how people should...
Michel Barnier, European Commissioner responsible for internal market and services, has rejected all principles based on free market and freedom to choose, and showed he is a communist, or he is just joking with us. Or both. There is no other...
At the beginning of 2013, a partial amnesty by the President of the Czech Republic was (and still is) undoubtedly one of the most discussed issues in the country. The partial Amnesty was announced by Vaclav Klaus during his regular New Year...
