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Comparative studies of social and political elites /
How can the existence of elites be compatible with democratic governance? Any democratic society is inevitably confronted by this basic question. This book reviews existing research on elites and their interactions with those around them. How the recruitment to elites changes in the long run accordi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Oxford, UK :
Elsevier JAI,
2007.
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| Colección: | Comparative social research ;
v. 23. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How can the existence of elites be compatible with democratic governance? Any democratic society is inevitably confronted by this basic question. This book reviews existing research on elites and their interactions with those around them. How the recruitment to elites changes in the long run according to class and gender is one of the core themes of the present volume. Other topics explored include the relationship between elites and the population, collective action and elite cohesion, and elites and democracy. The approach is multinational, with examples provided from countries around the worl. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780080467290 0080467296 9780762313792 076231379X 9781849504669 1849504660 |