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Elite Interlocks in Three U.S. Sectors: Nonprofit, Corporate, and Government

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  • Gwen Moore
  • Sarah Sobieraj
  • J. Allen Whitt
  • Olga Mayorova
  • Daniel Beaulieu

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This study traces elite interlocks between the economic, political, and civil sectors of the United States in the late 1990s. We assess integration and fragmentation through analyzing patterns of overlap and interaction among influential organizations and leaders in these sectors. Network analyses are conducted with UCINET 5 on the Elite Directors Database, a new data set composed of the directors/trustees for the largest organizations in the business and nonprofit sectors in addition to individuals holding positions on federal advisory committees. The complete data set contains individuals holding 3,976 seats from 100 businesses, 109 nonprofit organizations, and 98 government committees. The network structure reveals substantial linkages between organizations and elites within and across the three sectors. Major corporations and their directors are the best integrated in the intersectoral networks. In spite of the tremendous growth of the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organization linkages fail to offer compelling evidence of elite pluralism in the United States.

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  • Gwen Moore & Sarah Sobieraj & J. Allen Whitt & Olga Mayorova & Daniel Beaulieu, 2002. "Elite Interlocks in Three U.S. Sectors: Nonprofit, Corporate, and Government," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 83(3), pages 726-744, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:83:y:2002:i:3:p:726-744
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00111
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    5. Katharina Pistor, 2012. "The Governance of China's Finance," NBER Chapters, in: Capitalizing China, pages 35-60, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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