Vyhodnocení dotazníkového projektu v rámci inovačního řešení disparit

The paper focuses on creation of questionnaire project with the aim to extend and complete information about situation in economically weak areas. The questionnaire investigates „soft indicators“ due to a lack of data in a statistical enquiry of the Czech Statistical Office Praha on regional level. The questionnaire project has been aimed at municipalities of a first level in Liberec region. Nevertheless it will be extended at the whole country in the future. Results from municipality representatives give a realistic information about economic situation of a municipality government and thus provide researchers valuable data for a comprehensive evaluation of a economic level quality in municipalities. As the phase of questionnaire back sending was closed there were stated following partial conclusions: - The most important reason of economical „weakness“ of a municipality is the absence of service sector; - Main signs of economical „weakness“ of a municipality are: low fiscal profit of a municipality, low-income level of inhabitants and absence of investor‘s concern about the area; - The total sum for Liberec region development for 90 municipalities amounts to 6, 233 milliards CZK which means approximately 29 400 per one inhabitant; - 37 % of municipalities assume that any improvement of economical situation of a municipality is „a long distance race“; - According to a Liberec region methodology 53 % of respondents is included in the category „Economically depressed area“. Nevertheless 82 % percent of respondents account themselves to areas which are complexly depressed or partially depressed; - 65 % of respondents in total indicated their position in accordance with the methodology of a regional authority; - As characteristics of economical „weakness“ of municipalities in the category „Economically depressed areas“ were identify among others the absence of interest of investors and developers in these areas.