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Public Policy
A Comprehensive Introduction

Martin Potek et al.

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The original manuscript was reviewed by Prof. PhDr. udmila Malkov, PhD. (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava); Prof. Douglas J. Besharov (School of Public Policy, University of Maryland)

Published by Karolinum Press
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First English edition

Karolinum Press, 2017
Martin Potek, , 2017
Translated from Czech by Martin Potek and Jan Morvek; overall language supervision by Jan Morvek and Kirk Jensen, 2017

ISBN 978-80-246-3556-9
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Charles University
Karolinum Press 2017

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Introduction

The book of public policy in front of you follows in the footsteps of an earlier publication, Public Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Theories, Methods, Practices.

Should you choose to pursue your interest in public policy by studying this publication, then several avenues towards that end are opening in front of you.

The easiest way forward is to follow the sequence of chapters in evaluation. The final chapter of this part brings attention to obstacles in the process of examining public policies and possible methods to overcome them.

At the same time, you may choose a cross-sectional way of studying the most influential public policy theories. They are referred to throughout the textbook in accordance with the focus of the respective chapters. The table Overview of the public policy theories presented that immediately follows can help you find where the different theories are presented in .

Another method will be found useful by those with a preference for narratives and vivid accounts of events. demonstrates the ways selected public policy theories can be applied in telling the story of pension reform in the Czech Republic: repeated attempts to utilize expertise in policy decision-making, executive and legislative responses to a ruling of the Constitutional Court on the unconstitutionality of applicable law, or an attempt to structurally reform the pension system as a whole by establishing a new element, a fully funded, private, so-called second pillar, relying in part on mandatory social insurance premiums transferred from the pay-as-you-go first pillar.

The book bears the imprint of the country of its origin, the Czech Republic, and the specific historical legacy of Central Europe. Students of public policy should consider complementing their study with other textbooks of the subject, influenced by other cultural and socio-political traditions, such as Cairney (2011), Howlett, Ramesh (2009) or Peters (2015).

I am much obliged to the co-author of , Veronika Rudolfov, for an inspiring collaboration. I am also thankful to a number of colleagues at the Department of Public and Social Policy, Institute of Sociological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, who proved to be important sources of critique and advice in the process of preparing this book: Arnot Vesel, above all, and also to Martin Nekola and Vilm Novotn even though we kept different perspectives on some particular topics. Jan Morvek participated in the final draft not only by conducting an excellent translation but also through inspiring comments on the text as such. I am grateful to him as well as to the books editor, Hana Mrzov. Responsibility for the concept of the textbook and for my chapters is, of course, mine alone.

Prague, November 2017
Prof. Dr. Martin Potek, PhD.

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Potek, M., L. LeLoup, G. Jenei, L. Vradi. 2003. Public Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Theories, Methods, Practices. Bratislava: NISPAcee.

Readers with a command of the language may prefer to consult a Czech version of this textbook: Potek, M. a kol. 2016. Veejn politika. Prague: C. H. Beck.

Cairney, P. 2011. Understanding public policy: Theories and issues. Palgrave Macmillan; Howlett, M., A. Perl and M. Ramesh, Studying Public Policy. 2009. Toronto: Oxford University Press; Peters, B. G. 2015. Advanced introduction to public policy. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Overview of the public policy theories presented

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This is the authors selection of theories which proved to be instrumental in various research contexts. There are of course many other public policy theories applied in specific application fields at different levels of generality. Refer to John (2013) for their overview.

List of Abbreviations

AC	Advocacy Coalition
ACF	Advocacy Coalition Framework
ANO	Ano bude lp (political movement)
ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
CESTA	Center for Social Market Economy and Open Democracy
MKOS	Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (abbreviation in Czech)
NB	Czech National Bank (abbreviation in Czech)
R	Czech Republic
SSD	Czech Social Democratic Party (political party)
SSZ	Czech Social Security Administration (CSSA, abbreviation in Czech)
CZK	Czech Crown (national currency)
DB	Defined Benefit (pension scheme)
DC	Defined Contribution pension scheme
EG	Expert Group (government and opposition party, SSD)
EU	European Union
EUR	Euro
FF	Fully Funded pension system
G20	Group of Twenty
G8	Group of Eight
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GNH	Gross National Happiness
GNI	Gross National Income
HDI	Human Development Index
IADF	Institutional Analysis and Development Framework
ICT	Information and Communication Technologies
ID	Identity Document
ILO	International Labor Organization
KDU-SL	Christian and Democratic Union Czechoslovak Peoples Party
KSM	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (political party)
MLG	Multi-level Governance
MP	Member of Parliament
MPSV	Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic (abbreviation in Czech)
NDC	Notional Defined Contribution (pension scheme)
NERV	The National Economic Council of the Government, Czech Republic (abbreviation in Czech)
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NHS	National Health Service, United Kingdom
ODA	Civic Democratic Alliance (political party)
ODS	Civic Democratic Party (political party)

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