Even If Governmental Elites Could Be Held Accountable Through Elections

question 14

Essay

Even if governmental elites could be held accountable through elections, what about the non-governmental elites, like corporate executives, media elites, union leaders and others? Even if they are held accountable by "the market," their customers, members and stockholders, what does that say about the health of democracy in America in the twenty first century?

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