The core of the political structure who hold absolute authority.
Unlike traditional owners, this class does not "own" property through private deeds. Instead, they exercise by controlling the state, which in turn owns all national resources. The New Class: An Analysis of the Communist System Milovan Djilas Nova Klasa.pdf
The central argument of The New Class is that communist revolutions did not abolish social hierarchy but replaced the old capitalist class with a . This "New Class" consists of: The core of the political structure who hold