Birthplace of
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, in Brünn, Moravia (Brno), on 12 Feb 1851
Milos Forman, Jan Tomas Forman, in Cáslav, on 18 Feb 1932
Václav Havel, in Prague, on 5 Oct 1936
Joseph Alois Schumpeter, in Triesch, on 8 Feb 1883
Deathplace of
Václav Havel, in Hrádeček, on 18 Dec 2011
Measures of Freedom
Freedom House Ratings, Freedom in the World 2009
2009: Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1, Status: Free
2009: Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1, Status: Free
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report
2001: 6.9 (out of 10)
2001: 6.9 (out of 10)
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report
2002: 6.9 (out of 10)
2002: 6.9 (out of 10)
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2006: 6.95 (out of 10)
2006: 6.95 (out of 10)
Articles
The Czech Miracle: Why Privatization went right in the Czech Republic, by Thomas W. Hazlett, Reason, Apr 1995
Examines the reforms made by the Czech Republic after the 1993 split from Czechoslovakia
"... a thriving marketplace is flashing its sparkle in the Czech Republic, a modern experiment in radical capitalist transformation. ... The Czech reforms were uniquely radical in transferring property from state ownership to private hands, and the society has responded with a flowering of initiative and entrepreneurship. And something more: civility."
Examines the reforms made by the Czech Republic after the 1993 split from Czechoslovakia
"... a thriving marketplace is flashing its sparkle in the Czech Republic, a modern experiment in radical capitalist transformation. ... The Czech reforms were uniquely radical in transferring property from state ownership to private hands, and the society has responded with a flowering of initiative and entrepreneurship. And something more: civility."
Velvet Devolution: Is the "Czech Miracle" over? Or still to come? A report from Prague., by Thomas W. Hazlett, Reason, Mar 1998
Re-examines the Czech Republic reforms since 1995
"Indeed, the main source of difficulty in the Czech Republic now is the policy gridlock that followed the exhaustion of mass privatization from 1991 to 1994 --just as Klaus and other advocates of 'fast privatization' had predicted. ... So the sky, while a bit darker these days, seems not to have fallen on the Czech Republic. True, growth has slowed, and real problems must be solved."
Re-examines the Czech Republic reforms since 1995
"Indeed, the main source of difficulty in the Czech Republic now is the policy gridlock that followed the exhaustion of mass privatization from 1991 to 1994 --just as Klaus and other advocates of 'fast privatization' had predicted. ... So the sky, while a bit darker these days, seems not to have fallen on the Czech Republic. True, growth has slowed, and real problems must be solved."