We explain what oligarchy is, the relationship between corporate oligarchy and aristocracy. Also, what an oligarchic person is like.
What is oligarchy?
Oligarchy refers to a form of government that was implemented during contemporary times, represented by a group of people belonging to the same social class, that is, it is a government made up of a few people.
The word oligarchy comes from the Greek «oligos» which means «few» and «arches«means to command or govern. An example is the Soviet Union where only communists had the opportunity to vote. The word oligarchy is often associated with a dictatorship due to its similarities rather than with democracy.
The oligarchy is not only a government made up of a minority of people, but also those who are in charge, They have a lot of economic power. These are owners of large properties and lands, all that power they have influences almost one hundred percent in obtaining subsequent political positions.
It cannot be defined exactly when the beginning of this type of government was, since it is expected that it has existed since the first movements and structuring of human beings, that is, from the beginning of history there have always been those who, due to having a Little more than others, they came to command, perhaps not of a government but of a small social group. In ancient times, African and Amerindian civilizations were led by wise elders.
Oligarchy not only refers to obtaining political positions, but we can also say that it has its place in various types of institutions. There are oligarchic groups in several commonly used services such as sports clubscommercial areas and more. All of them are made up of a not very large group of people who are in charge of the activities carried out in each of them.
See also: Anarchy
Corporate oligarchy and aristocracy
Corporate oligarchy refers to a form of power that, as in the previous definition, is made up of a small group of people, the difference is that those They usually occur in educational institutions such as schoolseconomic entities such as banks, among others. Many times, own decisions are made that ignore the decisions of the country in general, that is, the official ones. An example is multinational companies.
This form of government began to be applied more often in ancient Greece. Many historians claim that It was due to the deformation of another type of government called the aristocracy. In those times, those who had the best capacity to be in charge of a society governed, however, when the oligarchy began to emerge, they began to govern not by capacity but by blood offspringthat is, children or relatives of those who had been in charge, in addition to having great financial power. In this form of government, other types of lower-level social groups are not accepted under any circumstances.
The well-known and prominent philosopher Plato belonged to one of the many authors who were in charge of talking about oligarchy, this one, in particular, made reference to the government of the thirty tyrants that took place in their city. The name of this government arose because it was composed of a total of thirty magistrates who had absolute power after the Peloponnesian War. These were responsible for imposing a complete oligarchy as a form of government.
What is oligarch?
An oligarch is a person who has great economic power, and does not pay attention or care to act under ethical and moral actions as anyone should do and even more so if it is someone who is in political office.
Oligarchs, in addition, are known for engage in totally violent and corrupt acts where the only thing they achieve is their own benefit and maintain status. Their primary goal is not to benefit people, but themselves, and thus permanently extend their wealth, no matter what the form.
The oligarchy It is considered the opposite of democracysince the second is characterized by the full participation of the people when making political decisions in search of their benefits, such as, for example, choosing who they want to govern them in the near future.
