Robert Michels believed that all representative democracies eventually become ______ because some members have a greater investment than others.

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Robert Michels proposed the "iron law of oligarchy," which suggests that all complex organizations, regardless of how democratic they are at the start, will eventually and inevitably develop oligarchic tendencies. This means that the organization will be ruled by a small group of people because of the inherent tendency of organizations to centralize power.

Robert Michels Believed That All Representative Democracies Eventually Become ______