Questions To Consider for Identifying Actors/Institutions
The diagram identifies the questions to be considered in identifying Actors/Institutions that may have an effect on risks and objectives. These are:
- Is the issue one where government can act alone?
- IS the issue on where external actors can act alone with some influence from government?
- Is the issue one where a mixed governance approach is required, that is, where government and external actors need to act together?
- What external actors operated in the same field? E.g. NGOs, policy networks, institutions, business, P/T and local governments, other federal actors, bilateral actors (Canada – U.S.), international actors (E.U., U.N.), global actors (WTO, IMF)?
- Are the external actors potential collaborators?
- Can they regulate themselves?
- Can their self-regulatory abilities be enhanced by means such as capacity and institution building?
- Are indirect forms of government action appropriate (as opposed to direct intervention through regulation)?
- Can new actors be found?
- If creating new markets, can new actors be encouraged to play a role (e.g. permit trading schemes)?
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