ACTORS AND FACTORS INVOLVED IN PUBLIC POLICIES

Abstract

A number of actors and factors, whose action can be decisive for decision-making in the political process, are involved in the public policies making. Different authors have identified a number of factors, grouped in relation to some elements that may favor, streamline or, in some cases, have adverse effects on policy implementation. The actors involved in decision-making in public policies can exercise their influence, through their interests, but also the resources they have at their disposal. Over the course of the paper, the authors' opinions on the presence of several groups of actors were taken into account, the need to study them being given just by their influence within politics. The present study aims getting over the grouping of different categories of actors and factors, identified by foreign and domestic specialized literature, taking into account issues related to their role and impact, ways of intervention, relevant elements for their influence within the process. The conclusions summarize the essential ideas retained in the material, trying to capture the relevance of the research results of this topic. The novelty elements brought in the paper consist just in bringing together, in a synthetic manner, the aspects noted during the research and highlighting the contribution of each category of factors and actors in the implementation of public policies. The methodology used was the information from the foreign and domestic specialized literature, getting over the text and assimilation of the essential ideas on this subject, their processing from the perspective of the author's own interpretation.