Jihoevropský sociálně-ekonomický model

The thesis deals with Mediterranean social-economic model. The aim is to characterize the development of selected countries before and during the crisis, adopted reform measures and possible future development. Partial aim is to identify whether the current poor state of these economies was caused by impacts of the crisis or by a long-term trend in the steps undertaken by national governments or other aspects. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first chapter defines the European models and also focuses on the impact of globalization on the changing role of the state in economic policy and changes brought about by the collapse of communism in the world. The second chapter briefly describes the historical development and macroeconomic indicators of Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. The last chapter focuses on the comparison of these states and differences between them as a whole and the euro area with emphasis on the adopted reform measures, their implementation and possible future development.