Definition

Pluralists believe that social heterogeneity prevents any single group from gaining dominance. Because of the long-term instability of coalitions, competition among competing interests groups is easily preserved.

Dahl describes power as a "realistic relationship, such as A's capacity for acting in such a manner as to control B's responses". In Dahl's view, because "political heterogeneity follows socioeconomic heterogeneity",

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