Timeline for Oligarchy as a form of government
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| Aug 1, 2018 at 5:30 | comment | added | RonJohn | This probably belongs on Politics.SE. | |
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| Jul 26, 2018 at 15:55 | comment | added | AlexP | There is a difference between a hereditary oligarchy (as in, for example, the United Kingdom in the 19th century) and an elective oligarchy (as in modern so called representative democracies.) For example, the U.S. of A. is governed by the President + Cabinet + House of Representatives + Senate + Supreme Court, in total about 600 people out of about 300 million (0.0002%). Óligos, little, small, few, árcho, I rule. Also as far as I know most people would agree that the U.S. of A. has very many successful and properous citizens. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 at 14:35 | answer | added | Thucydides | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 26, 2018 at 2:51 | comment | added | JBH | The simple answer is "yes." An oligarchy is a small group that represents the ruling class. The problem is, what's a small group compared to the populace? Do you count the bureaucracy or not? Does regional government (almost always oligarchical) repudiate the claim of oigarchical national government? Can you tell us what your reason is for asking? It would help narrow the question. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 at 2:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 26, 2018 at 1:11 | comment | added | pojo-guy | Most forms of government devolve into an oligarchy. In the USA we have the professional political class. In North Korea there are the direct associates of the Kim family. In a monarchy, the king/queen has their cabinet. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 at 0:49 | answer | added | Thorne | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Jul 26, 2018 at 0:32 | answer | added | Kilisi | timeline score: 10 | |
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