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Discussion Questions 5
Q. What is an environmental issue of concern in your region?
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Abu Dhabi, UAE
Q. Who are the government actors involved in addressing the issue?
A:
Q. How do you get multiple stakeholders involved in the policy analysis to ensure that policy
choices are more robust?
A:
In the private sector, policy-makers are CEOs, Boards of Directors and other top-ranking corporate
officials. Policy-makers usually are influenced by special interest groups (i.e., entities that do not have
the power to make or enforce policy themselves, but who influence development of a particular
policy for their own interests or for the interests of third parties). Special interest groups include
lobbyists, political groups, individuals, corporations, donors, NGOs and many others (Najam 2000). A
second group important in setting policy consists of technical advisors or policy analysts; they advise
and inform policy-makers on alternative options, and likely on the effects of those alternatives. In
democratic societies, a third group that influences decisions is the general public, who elect policy-
makers.
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