%0 Journal Article %T Problem Tree: A Problem Structuring Heuristic %A Arno£¿t Vesely %J Central European Journal of Public Policy %D 2008 %I Charles University in Prague %X This paper offers a Problem Tree Heuristic as a useful thinking procedure for problem structuring, an initial step in policy analysis. The heuristic¡¯s nature and possible purposes are outlined. A specific procedure is recommended based on relevant literature and author¡¯s application experience. Some real-life applications and the problem tree¡¯s possibilities and limits are discussed. %K policy problem %K problem tree %K problem structuring %K policy analysis %U http://www.cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/24/20