POLICY AND STRATEGY OF THE STATE
POLICY AND STRATEGY OF THE STATE

Summary/Abstract: The article concentrates on the states possibility to conduct policy and strategy in the social environment, through shaping it basing on a vision, mission and task – aims that define the structures of the state authorities, and finally through the ability or its lack to counter threats, face challenges, take advantage of existing and potential opportunities. The range of the undertaken activities, their scope in time and space decide if the state is capable or incapable of: accomplishing its mission which is to ensure the existence and development of the society; pursuing a defined vision of the state and society, thus shaping a desired existence and development; creating and achieving defined tasks that aim at ensuring the existence and development. The state as a political power entity is an imperative of an immediate and long-term policy and strategy of those ones who influence its shape and character. Therefore, the way to ensure the existence and development of the state in changeable social and political conditions depends largely on the ability to create and implement the strategy as a form of carrying out a long-term policy which is deeply rooted in values, needs, interests and aims that basically should be the derivative of the society’s aspirations. This article reflects on the role of policy and strategy in shaping the state. It refers to the theory of the problem showing the ways – methods to shape the policy and strategy of the state. The viewpoints presented in the article concentrate on: the state, its policy and strategy, the role of strategic review in their carrying out; the importance of policy and strategy for the state; the issue of policy and strategy establishing (formulating); conclusions for Poland resulting from the undertaken considerations. The result of the considerations is to show a relatively complex image of policy and strategy formulating and their role in shaping the state.

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