The classical elitists in perspective
Michels, Pareto and Mosca generally assume the integration of elites without any rigorous empirical investigation. Michels argued that Western European political parties were characterized by elite domination, but his fondness for selecting convenient empirical evidence to support his arguments is vulnerable to counter critique. Moreover, Pareto failed to demonstrate a theory of elite domination in his native Italy and while Mosca showed that governments in the past were often characterized by a self-serving elite, he did not establish that this was always the case. Perhaps not surprisingly then given this classical legacy, subsequent elite theorists have strongly disagreed about the nature, causes and consequences of elite rule in western industrialized societies.
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