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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0610 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Elite theory · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Dahl argued that the ruling-elite hypothesis is often cast in a form that makes it virtually impossible to disprove, by positing ever more hidden leaders; Bachrach and Baratz replied that pluralists, while right to criticise elitists, saw only one of power's two faces.”

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Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City

Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy

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