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Oligarchy
List of forms of government
- Anarchism
- Aristocracy
- Authoritarianism
- Autocracy
- Band society
- Chiefdom
- Colony
- Communist state
- Corporatocracy
- Democracy
- Despotism
- Dictatorship
- Feudalism
- Kleptocracy
- Kritarchy
- Krytocracy
- Meritocracy
- Monarchy
- Ochlocracy
- Oligarchy
- Plutocracy
- Puppet state
- Republic
- Single-party state
- Technocracy
- Theocracy
- Theodemocracy
- Timocracy
- Totalitarianism
- Tribe
Oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society (whether distinguished by wealth, family or military powers). The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" (ὀλίγον olígon) and "rule" (ἄρχω arkho). Compare with autocracy (rule by one person) and democracy (rule by the majority).
Tales from the American Oligarchy
New York Senator Hillary Clinton, whose main qualification has always been her willingness to stay married to the neoliberal womanizer Bill Clinton (and to keep using his brand name), will become Secretary of State, based of course on her excellent...
Oligarchy + Monopoly ? Oligopoly
I've long been aware of the words oligarchy and monopoly, but I've only just discovered the word oligopoly
Oligarchy + Monopoly ? Oligopoly
Oligarchy in a one-party town
Yesterday, New York City held the only election that really matters for the only two city-wide offices that were genuinely up for grabs -- the comptroller and the public advocate...
Glen Lavy: Judicial Oligarchy, or Balanced Republican Government?
Today, ADF Attorney Glen Lavy has this post on The Hill's Congress Blog....(read more)
Green Shoots for the Banking Oligarchy and Crap Shoots for Others
``GDP is contracting at the fastest pace in 50 years. The recent Q1 2009 number surprised on the downside yet the market rallied...
















