This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed.
Re: the iron law of oligarchy Aug22-09, 10:47 PM JRDunassigned: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. This is actually wrong.
Definition: An oligarchy is a social system under the political control of a small elite. According to the theory of Robert Michels, social systems become oligarchical because:1. People generally prefer to let others make decisions for them.efinition: An oligarchy is a social system under the political control of a small elite. According to the theory of Robert Michels, social systems become oligarchical because: