What are the main differences between Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism?

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2006-11-13 14:37:51 · 2 answers · asked by Choad McChump 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science

Here's wikipedia info for both:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarianism

2006-11-13 15:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by F.J. 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋

Authoritarianism refers political power is in the hands of one person where as in the Totalitarianism political power is in the hands of a few groups

2006-11-14 02:57:40 · answer #2 · answered by Berhane Gebreyesus Habtu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋