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Interest groups in Croatia: Institutional development, strategies, and influence
Author(s) -
Petak Zdravko,
Vidačak Igor,
Dvorny Dalibor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of public affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1479-1854
pISSN - 1472-3891
DOI - 10.1002/pa.1718
Subject(s) - authoritarianism , interest group , argument (complex analysis) , democracy , transparency (behavior) , politics , political science , special interest group , institutional change , political system , work (physics) , political economy , sociology , economic system , public administration , economics , law , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , engineering
As it transitions to democracy from a history of authoritarianism, Croatia's interest group system is a work in progress. It is slowly moving from a fluid, informal, and behind the scenes group system to one more institutionalized, with wider participation, and some transparency of group activity. In this article, we explain the evolution of Croatia's interest group system. The main argument is that specific features of institutional design and structures have very much influenced political advocacy behaviour and lobbying strategies of both informal and organized interests.