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Politička klasa - definicija i karakteristike
The Political Class - Definition And Characteristics

Author(s): Georgi Lyubenov Manolov
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: political elite; political class; political layers; political oligarchy; partocracy; plutocracy; political leaders

Summary/Abstract: This article treats the historical-political developments of the political class phenomenon. It analyses in detail the concepts of "political class", "elite" and "oligarchy", their definitions, composition and structure, and it emphasises the characteristics of oligarchy in politics. In this sense, the separate political layers and their relationship with the contemporary political oligarchy have been outlined through in-depth theoretical analysis.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 161-175
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English