1. Social Classes Social classes Marxist definitions
key actors in social forces theory
commonly defined in one of two ways
Marxist definitions
(based on relationship to the means of production)
bourgeoisie (middle class)
Owners of the means of production under capitalism
Proletariat (working class)
Those who have only their own labor power in a capitalist system
Sociological definitions
(based on occupational categories)
Middle class
professionals, managers, and white-collar office workers
Working class
"blue collar“ factory workers

2. Authoritarian resilience
“Capacity of the state to govern effectively” with non-democratic institutions

3. Nathan’s 4 aspects of resilience
Norm-bound succession
Meritocratic, not factional, promotion of elites
Differentiation and specialization of political institutions
Institutional channels for popular political participation (although still controlled by state)

4. Types of states in Bellin
Developmental state
Technocratic bureaucracy with mission to promote growth, prosperity
Patrimonial state
Personalistic bureaucracy with use of state office for personal gain

5. Corporatism in Bellin
A system of interest representation in which a group is recognized/licensed by the state in exchange for limitations on its political/economic demands.
Often refers to state recognition of organized labor, giving labor certain benefits, including a “seat at the table” alongside the state and business interests in exchange for limits on strikes, etc.