Komparace životní úrovně Jihočeského a Západočeského kraje v letech 1970–1990

The bachelor thesis is focused on a comparison of the living standards of the population of the South Bohemia and West Bohemia regions in the 1970s and 1980s. The aim of the thesis is to verify the hypothesis says South Bohemian Region reported a lower standard of living compare to the West Bohemian Region, both in terms of the average wage, total household income and expenditure, access to health care, day nurseries and education, and in terms of cultural amenities and household appliances. The theoretical part deals mainly with the historical, economic and social context of the period under study. The practical part first presents the basic socio-economic characteristics of the two regions. It includes an analysis of each region according to the following criteria: the level of the average wage, the level of total income and expenditure and its structure, the availability of health care, the availability of nurseries, the availability of education, the availability of cultural amenities and the level of equipment with household appliances. A subsequent comparison of the two regions concludes that the hypothesis can only be partially verified. The total incomes of the inhabitants of the South Bohemian Region were significantly lower than in the West Bohemian Region, which was also reflected in expenditure. At the same time, the residents of the South Bohemian Region invested more money in goods, due to less availability of services in the region. In addition, health care was less available in the region, both in terms of the number of inhabitants per hospital and the number per doctor.