##  [Iron Law of Oligarchy](/index.php/iron-law-oligarchy) 

  ##  [Iron Law of Oligarchy](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/iron-law-oligarchy-0) 

  

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Definition

A social‑scientific proposition that complex, large, or long‑lived organizations tend to develop centralized leadership and concentrations of decision‑making authority over time because of administrative specialization, leadership control of information and resources, and organizational incentives that favor delegation and autonomy for leaders.