The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether policy reforms in Austria between 2003 and 2005 were successful in meeting redistributive objectives and in reducing poverty. The authors use the tax/benefit micro-simulation model EUROMOD for this analysis. In the period under review the 2004-2005 tax reform was introduced and contributions to health insurance were raised. On the benefit side no major changes took place, the main family benefits were not even indexed to inflation. The authors find that the measures had no significant impact on poverty and income distribution. However, in total they increased the disposable income of almost all groups of the population.
The half-popular compositions traditionally referred to as broadside ballads are a specific type of source. Some of them reflect Biblical, legendary and historical events in Egypt and the Near East. Although the factual importance of such ballads in not great, they have some informative value, because their texts mirror the attitudes and opinions of the lower social classes, in this case clearly influenced by the antithesis of Christianity and Islam, or also Judaism. They show that the authors of broadside ballads kept alive deep-rooted stereotypes, mainly the stereotype of Turks as pagans and tyrants. and Michal Klacek.
Analýza se soustřeďuje na jazykovou stránku rozmanitého Giintherova díla. Zabývá se jazykovými specifiky básníka, který našel své pole působnosti na rozhraní Cech a Saska. Rozbor začíná uvedením jednotlivých výrazů typických pro tento region, a ústi v proměňující se obraz "Sprache der Heimat". Konečně jsou zmíněny aspekty jazykové identity Antona Günthera, krušnohorského sběratele a zpěváka lidových písní.