According to Robert Michels, Oligarchy Often Develops in Bureaucracies

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to Robert Michels, oligarchy often develops in bureaucracies:

• A) if there are no reference groups.
• B) when there are too many people to permit group decision making.
• C) when leadership is too authoritarian.
• D) if leaders are not selected from the appropriate class backgrounds.
• E) when the level of creativity among members is too limited for democracy.

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