Aristotle, in his classical work - The Politics - defined three methods of power within the state: Monarchy - the rule of one person, Aristocracy - the rule of few people and Democracy - the ... direct - by the bargaining of ideas through interest groups, or indirect - by the mechanism of elections. Kelso then talks about Dahl's study of New Haven politics, which he takes as the classic example of the laissez-faire model. He writes that the process of bargaining and negotiating, enabled diverse groups to have control ... classes appeared: those who rule and those who are ruled. Furthermore...

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