This paper addresses from a conceptual angle the policy process, presenting the basic principles of a modernized public policy process. These principles developed by the Cabinet Office from London represent a descriptive model that highlights some important characteristics of an efficient public...

The first part of the article presents several approaches of the public policies process in the international and national literature. The second part focuses on the specifics of public policies process in three countries: two of them are European Union members - Spain, and Portugal - and the...