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	Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.3, Entry 9, OLIGARCHY: Library of Economics and Liberty
		The first of these oligarchies is very near akin to aristocracy or democracy; the last is "a dynasty or government of force, the most detestable of all." Oligarchies may maintain themselves by ministering to the material well-being of the people and to their artistic wants, a capital consideration in the time of Aristotle.
		The oligarchy of the council of ten, at Venice, was a concentration of the aristocracy; but that of the ephors at Sparta and that of the tribunes at Rome served as a counterpoise to the authority of the senate.
		Oligarchy is wont to be established in a great nation, when, on account of an insurrection or a war, it is for the time being reduced to the condition of the ancient city.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy779.html (906 words)

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		Oligarchy is a form of government where most political power effectively rests with a small segment of society (typically the most powerful, whether by wealth, military strength, ruthlessness, or political influence).
		Oligarchies are often controlled by a few powerful families whose children are raised and mentored to become inheritors of the power of the oligarchy, often at some sort of expense to those governed.
		A modern example of oligarchy could be seen in South Africa during the 20th century.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/oligarchy_1.html (482 words)

	Oligarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oligarchy is a form of government where most or all political power effectively rests with a small segment of society (typically the most powerful, whether by wealth, family, military strength, ruthlessness, or political influence).
		Oligarchies are often controlled by a few powerful families whose children are raised and mentored to be heirs of the power of the oligarchy, often at some sort of expense to those governed.
		A society may become an oligarchy by default as an outgrowth of the shifting alliances of warring tribal chieftains, although any form of government may transform into an oligarchy at some point in its evolution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oligarchy (704 words)

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		Most classic oligarchies have resulted when governing elites were recruited exclusively from a ruling class, which tends to...
		oligarchy System of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of a few, who rule without the requirement of popular support and without external check on their authority.
		Oligarchy with spanking new jackboots ; A european Union oligarchy is being created under our noses.
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		Aristotle used the term pejoratively for unjust rule by bad men, contrasting oligarchy with rule by an aristocracy.
		Most classic oligarchies have resulted when governing elites were recruited exclusively from a ruling class, which tends to exercise power in its own interest.
		The oligarchy has undergone some evolutionary twists in the past several years and is no longer discernable in its original...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-373992.html (1056 words)

	In Defence of Marxism - Bolivia: Fight back against the offensive of the oligarchy and imperialism
		The oligarchy was defeated and demoralised after the revolutionary uprising of May-June 2005 and the victory of the MAS in the December 2005 presidential elections.
		The oligarchy used this opportunity to promote a political conflict over the issue of which city was to be the capital.
		The oligarchy's plan is to erode support for the Morales government and wait for the ranks of workers and peasants to become demoralised and passive, thus creating the conditions for a counter-offensive.
	www.marxist.com /bolivia-fight-back-offensive111207.htm (980 words)

	In Defence of Marxism - Bolivia: the oligarchy prepares a major challenge on May 4th
		The oligarchy in Bolivia has launched a major challenge to the Evo Morales government in the form of a referendum on an "Autonomous Statute" in the Eastern Department of Santa Cruz.
		The oligarchy was able to seize the initiative and even win a base of support amongst the masses in the Eastern Crescent.
		The oligarchy is launching a serious and well-organised challenge to the government of Evo Morales and the government is basically burying its head under the sand.
	www.marxist.com /bolivia-oligarchy-prepares-major-challenge-may-4th.htm (1865 words)

	What is an Oligarchy?
		Oligarchy is a form of government where most political power effectively rests with a small segment of society (typically the most powerful, whether by wealth, military strength, ruthlessness, or political influence).
		Oligarchies are often controlled by a few powerful families whose children are raised and mentored to become inheritors of the power of the oligarchy, often at some sort of expense to those governed.
		Oligarchies may also become instruments of transformation, insisting that monarchs or dictators share power, thereby opening the door to power-sharing by other elements of society.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-an-oligarchy.htm (540 words)

	oligarchy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Oligarchy, in political philosophy, form of government in which the supreme power is vested in a few persons.
		Oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society (whether distinguished...
		Oligarchy Is Not Democracy The first and second definitions of democracy in Webster's dictionary are:
	encarta.msn.com /oligarchy.html (236 words)

	Oligarchy - encyclopedia article - Citizendium
		Oligarchy is a form of government in which the political power is centralized within a small group or faction of a few persons, called oligarchs.
		The PRC regime in China is sometimes referred as an oligarchy that a small cadre of Communist party leaders dictatorially rule the country.
		The German sociologist Robert Michels formulated the famous "Iron law of oligarchy", that all political and organizational institutions, no matter what structure they are established as, will eventually devolve into oligarchies.
	en.citizendium.org /wiki/Oligarchy (325 words)

	oligarchy on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		OLIGARCHY [oligarchy] [Gr.,=rule by the few], rule by a few members of a community or group.
		It is compared with both aristocracy, which is defined as government by a few chosen for their virtue and ruling for the general good, and various forms of democracy, or rule by the people.
		From Oligarchy to Oligarchy: The Structure of Russia's Ruling Elite.
	encyclopedia.infonautics.com /html/o1/oligarch.asp (311 words)

	oligarchy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
		When referring to governments, the classical definition of oligarchy, as given for example by Aristotle, is of government by a few, usually the rich, for their own advantage.
		It is compared with both aristocracy, which is defined as government by a few chosen for their virtue and ruling for the general good, and various forms of democracy, or rule by the people.
		From this perspective, the major distinction between oligarchy and democracy is that in the latter, the elites compete with each other, gaining power by winning public support.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ol/oligarch.html (193 words)

	SparkNotes: Politics: Book IV, Chapters 1–10
		Aristotle defines democracy as a state in which the freeborn are sovereign, and oligarchy as a state in which the rich are sovereign.
		Politeia, or constitutional government, is a mixture of oligarchy and democracy that confers benefits both on the masses and on the wealthy, but it does not discriminate on the basis of merit.
		A constitutional government can mix democracy and oligarchy in one of three ways: (1) a combination of the two; (2) a mean between the two; or (3) a mixture of elements taken from each.
	www.sparknotes.com /philosophy/politics/section5.rhtml (886 words)

	Oligarchy, the Utopian System
		The oligarchy in Venice was remarkably stable in that it lasted for 1100 years, up until Napoleon occupied Venice in 1797.
		Oligarchy is a historically proven system of government, but this is not the case with democracy.
		So, for example, you could have a oligarchy where control of the government is vested in one political party.
	www.students.org.au /oligarchy (3694 words)

	MEMRI: Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 102
		Oligarchy is a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.
		The Saudi royal oligarchy[1] is a unique and unprecedented form of oligarchy, whose members are connected through a bloodline to Saudi Arabia's polygamous founder.
		In the case of the Ministry of Finance, it is possible that this arrangement has been agreed upon by the oligarchy itself to prevent any of the competing princes or his immediate family from controlling the finances of the kingdom.
	memri.org /bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=ia&ID=IA10202 (1191 words)

	Oligarchy - History for Kids!
		Oligarchy means the rule of the few, and those few are generally the people who are richer and more powerful than the others, what you might call the aristocrats or the nobles.
		These are not always men: just as monarchies have both kings and queens, women sometimes appear in councils of aristocrats, and even when they are not members, they are often there telling their husbands or their sons what to do.
		Oligarchies were not as common as monarchies in the ancient world.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/government/oligarchy.htm (386 words)

	Oligarchy on purevolume™
		Oligarchy's main influence comes from a fallen band whose success lasted only around 7 years leaving behind a legacy.
		Oligarchy will be sharing the stage with shoe size nine, the levan trait, muddybanks, doll trash and our grunge friends, son of the bleach!
		oligarchy will be taking the gas haus stage once again on 19th nov. tickets available through us at 8 bucks per piece (its $10 at the door) just drop us a message with yer contacts.
	www.purevolume.com /oligarchy (415 words)

	Green Left - BOLIVIA: Bolivia: Civil war looms as oligarchy refuses negotiation
		The defiance of the oligarchy in Santa Cruz, led by prefect Ruben Costas and the president of the so-called Civic Committee of Santa Cruz, Branco Marinkovic, is an unequivocal sign that they feel supported by powerful internal and external forces.
		Whenever the oligarchy’s interests were in danger, the army staged a coup d’etat — sometimes more than once a year — and controlled the situation.
		But there is another way to keep the Bolivian oligarchy from achieving its purposes: to call the people to the streets — a people who have nothing to lose, except their chains”.
	www.greenleft.org.au /2008/749/38745 (1134 words)

	Judiciary & Politicians Seize Nevada in Oligarchy
		July 12, 2003 by Ed Ward, MD In a ruling that defied the very premise of Supreme Courts, "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution," the judiciary joined with elected government officials to destroy and usurp Nevada citizen's Constitutional rights.
		The judiciary is the most logical branch of government to unveil the clandestine scheme of oligarchy, for the "Supremes" are the most isolated branch from the pulbic's voting apathy.
		Oligarchies, they will say, are not really so bad.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/945196/posts (3018 words)

	Two-Party Oligarchy: A Possible Outcome of Iran’s Current Power Struggle
		The silent majority, which is excluded from power, will nevertheless enjoy some leverage because of its ability to determine the faith of political elections in favor of one group or the other as well as its potential for mass protests.
		A two-party oligarchy is only one of the possible outcomes of the current power struggle.
		The reformists might at any time be tempted to exit the oligarchy and opt for closer cooperation with secular and nationalist groups.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/feb/1155.html (1199 words)

	RON PAUL FIGHTS
		When its authority over the Southern states was challenged in the 19th century, the oligarchy suspended the Constitution and launched a bloody war that killed three quarters of a million people.
		When its marginal interests were threatened in Southeast Asia, the oligarchy launched a devastating war that killed over a million people and left the region marinating in toxic defoliating chemicals.
		To further its interests in the Middle East, the oligarchy slapped horrific sanctions on Iraq that so far have killed 250,000 children (and then trotted out Madeleine Albright—one of Clinton’s blood-stained trolls—to smugly declare that the deaths were “worth it”).
	www.americanfreepress.net /html/ron_paul_fights_.html (1030 words)

	On Oligarchy
		Oligarchy, simply defined, is rule by the rich.
		Although oligarchy is not complete in the United States, it is strong, and growing stronger.
		The only way to ensure that oligarchy does not come into total possession of American public life is to behave as if the oligarchy does not have the power to resist the democratic majority.
	www.irregulartimes.com /oligarchy.html (752 words)

	Oligarchy USA - And you thought you lived in a democracy.
		Oligarchy USA - And you thought you lived in a democracy.
		Where the few control the many due to their greater money, media, land, and political power what emerges is plutocracy and predation via forced-trade schemes.
		In yet another age of oligarchy, corporate predation, and gross disparities of wealth (much of which has accrued over time from enclosure-driven exploitations of labor) we still have no limits to corporate salaries, no excess profits tax, no limits to land ownership, wealth, or corporate franchise.
	www.oligarchyusa.com (5217 words)

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