The Oligarchy Muddle
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- Published by Project MUSE in World Politics
- Vol. 20 (3) , 439-453
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2009776
Abstract
An important task of the social scientist is the continual reexamination of his vocabulary. His purpose in such a reexamination should be the achievement of greater precision in meaning—that is, a more explicit statement of the real-world phenomena to which his terms apply. This research note is an attempt to stimulate the critical examination of the term “oligarchy” and related phrases identifying a ruling elite which have been used widely and repeatedly in discussions of Latin American political systems.Keywords
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