Democracy without grassroots empowerment did not produce pluralism. "Venezuela also transitioned to democracy after 1958, but this happened without empowerment at the grassroots level and did not create a pluralistic distribution of political power", while Brazil's movement built from the factories outward. "As we have seen, democracy is no guarantee that there will be pluralism." A fund or collective with token votes and decision markets but a passive membership is Venezuela: it has the forms of inclusion while power stays narrow. "Steered by active members" carries the weight in our thesis, not "governed by decision markets". Inference beyond the quotes is Leo's.

Feeds: inclusive centaur superminds steered by active members. QUALIFIES the mechanism claim: the book's Brazil-Venezuela contrast says the institution's forms do not carry inclusion, and active participation does.

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Evidence 2 passages

groundsWhy Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu
Venezuela also transitioned to democracy after 1958, but this happened without empowerment at the grassroots level and did not create a pluralistic distribution of political power.
groundsWhy Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu
As we have seen, democracy is no guarantee that there will be pluralism.

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