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The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite - Summary
In this incisive analysis of contemporary democratic crisis, Michael Lind examines the growing divide between the managerial elite and the working class in Western democracies. The book argues that a new form of class warfare has emerged, where a technocratic, highly educated overclass has consolidated power across private and public sectors, effectively undermining democratic institutions and working-class interests. Lind presents a compelling case for how this power imbalance threatens democratic stability and offers potential solutions through a return to democratic pluralism.
Key Ideas
The Rise of the Managerial Elite
The emergence of a powerful technocratic class that dominates key institutions across business, academia, and government, wielding unprecedented influence over economic and social policy while becoming increasingly disconnected from the broader population.
Democratic Deconsolidation
The systematic weakening of traditional democratic institutions and labor organizations that historically provided working-class citizens with meaningful representation and influence in political decision-making processes.
Counter-Elite Populism
The growing populist movements across Western democracies as a direct response to managerial overreach, representing working-class attempts to reclaim political and economic power through alternative means.
FAQ's
The managerial elite consists of highly educated professionals who occupy leadership positions in major institutions, including corporations, universities, media organizations, and government bureaucracies, forming a cohesive class with shared interests and values.
Lind advocates for a return to democratic pluralism through the restoration of intermediate institutions, stronger labor organizations, and reformed political structures that ensure genuine working-class representation in decision-making processes.
Unlike traditional class conflicts centered on ownership of capital, this new war is fought between a professional-managerial class that controls institutions and a working class that has lost its traditional means of exercising political and economic influence.
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