People

 Gaetano Mosca 1858-1941  -  Italy

Encyclopedia Entries

Britannica

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Questions of 

 there is an inherent tendency towards stratification, based on:

                 a) functional need for direction

                 b) self-interest of rulers

                 c) easy capacity for organization in elite

 

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Reading

The Ruling Class (1939).

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Writing available on the net

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Commentaries

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Quotations

"In all societies two classes of people appear – a class that rules and a class that is ruled."