With so much riding on the zoning plan, investors and speculators have had the greatest incentive to seek to influence its outcome. An overstatement, perhaps. Nevertheless, legislation governing conflict of interest in the Czech Republic is inadequate, and ethical norms and standards are not sufficiently developed to pick up the slack. Intermingling of personal interests and powers of decision-making, which would hardly be acceptable in many Western countries, exist both at the local level and the national level. The mixture of personal interests and authority in the Prague municipal government, though perhaps not strictly illegal, certainly does little to dispel doubts regarding the correctness of some of the decision-making.
Compromises have to be made, and, inevitably, some have to compromise more than others.
One way or another, a decision must be made, and someone will end up with the shorter end of the stick. An optimal solution in such a complex situation can only hope to maximize the number of people benefiting and minimize the number of people suffering. But there will always be those left bitterly criticizing what they see as an unfair decision. In this, Prague is no different than any other major city in the world. Decision-making is a messy process.