QUALITY OF LIFE EVALUATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY WITH A GREAT EMPLOYER: CASE STUDY OF THE MÍROV MUNICIPALITY
QUALITY OF LIFE EVALUATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY WITH A GREAT EMPLOYER: CASE STUDY OF THE MÍROV MUNICIPALITY

Author(s): Zdeněk Šilhan, Hana Svobodová
Subject(s): Public Administration, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: quality of live; questionnaire survey; small municipality; large local employer;
Summary/Abstract: The municipality of Mírov has 385 inhabitants, it is a small number in conditions of the Czech Republic. There is a high security prison with nationwide significance which employs more than 200 employees. The presence of such a large employer brings to the municipality and its inhabitants a number of advantages but also disadvantages. The goal of the paper is to discuss the influence of the large employer to the municipality and the conditions for life. A questionnaire survey among inhabitants, discuss meeting with the inhabitants using participatory methods of working with the public and a semi-structured interview with the mayor and municipal representative were conducted. The paper contains a summary of the main factors that are related to the presence of the large employer and affect the municipality and its inhabitants. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used to achieve the goal.

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