Pluralist democratic theory (Dahl, Truman) demonstrates that competing interest groups—labor unions, NGOs, consumer advocates—regularly constrain and redirect state policy against capitalist preferences.

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Capitalist preferences(as what interest groups work against): What business owners and wealthy people want government to do—usually policies that make it easier to make profit and reduce regulations on companies.
David Truman(as a key theorist of pluralism): An American political scientist who developed theories about how interest groups shape government policy and compete for influence in democratic systems.
Interest groups(as examples of groups that constrain state policy): Organizations of people who share common goals and work together to influence government policy in ways that benefit them (like a labor union fighting for better worker pay).
Pluralist democratic theory(as the main theory being discussed): A way of understanding democracy that says power is spread among many different groups (not just the government or one big interest), and these groups compete and negotiate to influence decisions.

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