Published in 1896, the Elementi di Scienza Politica gained immediate and broad recognition as a masterpiece of political theorization following the general course set 400 years before by Machiavelli. Mosca perceived that the manner in which ruling classes renew their membership has a vital signifigance for the prosperity of nations. His conception of social forces and of the rulers who acquire the power to control them served as a theoretical foundation for Italian fascism.
Gaetano Mosca, İtalyan siyaset bilimci, gazeteci ve bürokrat. Yönetici Sınıflar teziyle elitizm teorisinin gelişmesine yardımcı olmuştur. Vilfredo Pareto ve Robert Michels ile birlikte elitizmin İtalya'da savunucularından biridir