Who is afraid of interest groups? Cover Image

Cui îi este frică de grupurile de interese?
Who is afraid of interest groups?

Author(s): Cosmin DIMA
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: interest groups; lobby; democracy

Summary/Abstract: This article is trying to identify the main causes which lay at the basis of the negative perception of public opinion towards the interest groups in post-Decembrist Romania. Moreover, it tries to clarify, at theoretical level, what interest groups mean, how they express and what is their role and their typology in a democratic society.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 144
  • Page Range: 33-40
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian