Oligarchy


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1 The oligarchic constitution, the principles and types of oligarchy.
2 The relation of oligarchy to monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
3 The instability of oligarchic government.
4 The revolutionary changes to which oligarchy is subject, the change to despotism or democracy.
5 The preservation of oligarchies against revolution.
6 The defense of oligarchy, the political rights and privileges of property.
7 The attack on oligarchy and on the political power of wealth.
8 The objection to property as a basis for privilege with regard to citizenship or public office.
9 The character of the oligarch, the man of property, the capitalist.
10 Economic status and power as a political instrument, oligarchy in relation to the class war.
11 Historical observations of oligarchy, the rise and fall of oligarchies.


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