oligarchy
... The book says, “Merit is the best criterion to follow if the traditional rights and privileges of subordinate groups are to be broken and they must be broken if the Oligarchy is to profit at the expense of others. ... The monarch would not want to lose their control to Oligarchy as with it, they would lose power and prestige. ... The economics in an Oligarchy is just like its beliefs, out for themselves. They have groups that manage for the benefit of the Oligarchy and now for the rest of society.