Gianfranco Poggi
Forms of power
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745624754
- author:
- Gianfranco Poggi
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 22.89 x 15.24 x 1.88 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Forms of Power by Gianfranco Poggi explores how social power manifests itself in different forms and institutional spheres. The book argues that three principal forms of social power - economic, normative/ideological, and political - are based on a group's privileged access to and control over resources. Poggi examines the relationships between these forms of power, including the demands made by business elites and the impact of state fiscal policies on the economy. He also considers the relationship between a state's political class and its military elite, which uses organized coercion for its own ends. This insightful analysis will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics.