Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET November 2017 Political Science
Who among the following provided an economic approach to elitism?
APareto
BMosca
CMills
DBurnham ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Burnham — James Burnham provided an economic approach to elitism, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★James Burnham provided an economic approach to elitism, so he is the answer.
★He set it out in his work The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941.
★He held that elite power rests on control over the means of production and distribution.
★This control brings the elite preferential treatment in society.
★It also lets the elite block others from reaching similar positions.
★He said the ruling group can be found by seeing who commands the highest income.
★Pareto, Mosca and Mills approached elites from social and political angles instead.
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