[P2P-F] "Union Democracy" ?

Tue Oct 18 13:00:27 CEST 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Democracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy#Examples_and_exceptions

excerpt :

"The book addresses the factors that influence the power
structure<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_structure>
 and decision making <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_making> processes
in organizations <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization>, with a
specific focus on the political
systems<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_system>
 of democracy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy> and
oligarchy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy>.
The problem seen as central by the authors was the difficulty of maintaining
democracy in organizations. The issue was first raised by Robert
Michels<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Michels> in
his *Political Parties <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_Parties>* and
termed the Iron law of
oligarchy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy>:
all forms oforganization <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization>,
regardless of how democratic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic> or
autocratic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocratic> they may be at the
start, will eventually and inevitably develop into
oligarchies<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy>
"...
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