It is now possible to tum to the second aspect of the theory of participatory democracy; the argument that industry and other spheres form political systems in their own right and that they should therefore be democratised. Again, industry occupies a crucial position in the question of whether a participatory society is possible; industry, with its relationships of superiority and subordination, is the most 'political' of all areas in which ordinary individuals interact and the decisions taken there have a great effect on the rest of their lives. Furthermore, industry is im~ because the size of the enterprise might allow the individual to partici directly in decision making, to participate fully at the higher level.• If tbl evidence shows, as has been claimed, that it it impossible to democraa. industrial authority structures, then the theory of participatory demoo racy will require substantial revision.