The publication is primarily intended for students of public policy. It represents an original contribution to the existing body of English textbooks of public policy - a young but dynamically developing discipline.
Providing several case studies, it illuminates how theories are used in analysing the process of the Czech pension reform. The tools of public policy help explain (and shape) government and broader social policies around the world.
Within that framework, 'policy analysis' is increasingly the coin of the realm, and this volume is an informed and informative tour of its spreading domain. The book builds on the author's many years of experience researching and teaching the discipline in Europe.