The book is an in - depth analysis of public policy and public governance in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The research encompasses a number of key issues related to broadly - understood new public governance, such as regionalism, public policy, corporatism, public decision - making, political marketing, communication, etc. The international team of researchers representing various disciplines such as political sciences, management sciences, economics, have undertaken a didifficult and at the same time necessary task. The complexity and timeliness of the described issues have been accurately closed in the well - researched, exceptionally interesting scientific publication. Prof. Michal Kubát, Charles University in Prague
