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| When four or fewer companies control 50 percent or more of an industry. |
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| The linkage between corporations that results when an individual serves on the board of directors of two companies (a direct interlock) or when two companies each have a director on the board of a third company. (an indirect interlock) |
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| A political system that is ruled by a few. |
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| A government by or in the interest of the rich. |
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| A political system that is of, by, and for the people. |
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| People who occupy the power roles in society. They either are wealthy or represent the wealthy. |
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| The economic and social constraints on political decision makers that promote the status quo. |
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| The ability to get what one wants from someone else. |
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