Analýza trhu poštovních služeb v České republice se zaměřením na Českou poštu, s.p. od roku 1993 do současnosti

This Bachelor thesis describes the development of Česká pošta at the postal services market. It compares its development with that of Deutsche Post and offers recommendations for future development. The theoretical part of this thesis analyzes the public utilities problematic including possibilities of liberalization. Economic theories present individual components of public utilities and help to understand them. In addition to that, the transformation process and its development in the Czech Republic are described. Initially, the empirical part of the thesis focuses on the development of the legislative as well as the institutional framework in the postal services area. Later on it developed into a full liberalization of this market. Building on that, the development of Česká pošta's economic activities is described, which shows a steady decrease in the income of postal commissions combined with an increase in expenses on maintaining the current network. Investigation of the Deutsche Post's system reveals a different approach of providing postal services and running their subsidiaries. The final part discusses a potential future development of Česká pošta and suggests a shift in how they run their subsidiaries to provide additional financial reserves to the company. Furthermore, an amendment of the Postal Law is examined, that should allow Česká pošta to gain financial support by the government.