<P> The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory , first developed by the German sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book , Political Parties . It claims that rule by an elite , or oligarchy , is inevitable as an `` iron law '' within any democratic organization as part of the `` tactical and technical necessities '' of organization . </P>
<P> The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory , first developed by the German sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book , Political Parties . It claims that rule by an elite , or oligarchy , is inevitable as an `` iron law '' within any democratic organization as part of the `` tactical and technical necessities '' of organization . </P>
who claimed to have discovered an iron law of oligarchy
who claimed to have discovered an iron law of oligarchy
Robert Michels
Robert Michels