POLITICAL ELITES IN THE MODERN WORLD: FUNCTIONING AND UPDATING FACTORS

Abstract

The article analyzes the specifics of the functioning of political elites in the modern world. We consider the obvious and hidden factors that contribute to the renewal of political elites. It is concluded that the dominant position in the renewal of political elites in the modern world belongs to economic and political factors. However, these factors do not exhaust all the originality of modern realities, and information and communication components also play an important role in the political games of international and national elites. The forms of interdependence of politics and economy are highlighted: external, internal, and hidden.