BPV_VESP Public and social policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:50 P302b
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPV_VESP/01: each even Thursday 8:00–9:50 P302b, M. Pavlík, M. Wildmannová
Prerequisites
! BPV_ZASP Fundamentals of Social Policy
Kurz je zamýšlen pro 3. ročník oboru Veřejná ekonomie
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Public and Social Policy
Public and Social Policy (VESP) the course is introduction to public and social policy problems. We assume that students have previous knowledges from following cources: Public Economics, Public Finance and Economics of Public Sector.
The aim of the course is to present actual information about the system of Czech public and social policy for selected areas (e.g. education, social system and social health, health policy,political system, etc.
Student will be able to analyse and compare Czech system with selected foreighn coutries through seminar works and its presentation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:;
- to clarify goals, principles of social policy;
- to clarify goals, principles of public policy;
- present to the structure of public and social policy;
- explain the content, tools and legislation of public and social policy;
- to give practical examples.
Syllabus
  • The content of the course
  • 1. Introduction to the public and social policy
  • 2. Social policy - definitions and problems of modern social statesv 3. Public policy - definitions, models and actors
  • 4. Publicy policy - formulation and implemenation, lobbing
  • Selected public and social polices
  • 5. Health policy
  • 6. Education policy
  • 7. Family policy
  • 8. Housing policy
  • 9. Problems of social exclusion
  • 10. Pension system
  • 11. Social care - system of support
  • 12. Social care - analysis of selected issues
  • 13. Actual European trend in public and social policy
Literature
    required literature
  • KREBS, Vojtěch. Sociální politika. 5., přeprac. a aktualiz. vy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2010, 542 s. ISBN 9788073575854. info
  • WILDMANNOVÁ, Mirka. Sociální politika. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 128 s. ISBN 8021036575. info
    recommended literature
  • POTŮČEK, Martin. Veřejná politika. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2005, 399 s. ISBN 8086429504. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš and Petr MAREŠ. Trh práce, nezaměstnanost, sociální politika (Labour Market, Unemployment, Social Policy). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 272 pp. ISBN 80-210-3048-8. info
  • DURDISOVÁ, Jaroslava. Sociální politika. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha: ASPI, 2002, 376 s. ISBN 80-86395-33-2. info
  • BRDEK, Miroslav and Hana JÍROVÁ. Sociální politika v zemích EU a ČR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Codex Bohemia, 1998, 391 s. ISBN 80-85963-71-X. info
  • POTŮČEK, Martin. Sociální politika [Potůček, 1995]. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 142 s. ISBN 80-85850-01-X. info
    not specified
  • MALÝ, Ivan and Marek PAVLÍK. Tvorba a realizace programů veřejné politiky. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 108 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4507-1. info
Teaching methods
Presentation and class discuson related to introduced topic. Student prove knowledges through homeworks and its public presentation. Reading is a part of homework.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by the oral exam. Student can attend the oral exam provided that she/he fulfills given conditions:
she/he prepare and present a seminar work
she/he successfully passes the two tests (midterm and final test)(as a successful test is considered one with at least 60 % right answers)
Important information! If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. Mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included to the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Předmět si nezapisují studenti, kteří již absolvovali předmět BPV_ZASP.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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