Who rules America now?
Subtitle: a view for the '80s
By: G. William Domhoff.
Edition: 1st Touchstone ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- United States.; Power (Social sciences)
Description: The author is convinced that there is a ruling class in America today. He examines the American power structure as it has developed in the 1980s. He presents systematic, empirical evidence that a fixed group of privileged people dominates the American economy and government. The book demonstrates that an upper class comprising only one-half of one percent of the population occupies key positions within the corporate community. It shows how leaders within this "power elite" reach government and dominate it through processes of special-interest lobbying, policy planning and candidate selection. It is written not to promote any political ideology, but to analyze our society with accuracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"A Touchstone book."
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