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'''''The Anatomy of Power''''' is a [[1983 in literature|1983]] book by [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[economist]] [[John Kenneth Galbraith]]. It sought to classify three types of power: ''compensatory power'' in which submission is bought, ''condign power'' in which submission is won by making the alternative sufficiently painful, and ''conditioned power'' in which submission is gained by persuasion. In short; money, force and ideology.
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'''''The Anatomy of Power''''' is a book written by [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[economist]] [[John Kenneth Galbraith]], originally published in 1983 by [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]<ref name="Galbraith1983">{{cite book|author=John Kenneth Galbraith|title=The Anatomy of Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ql64AAAAIAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=978-0-395-34400-2}}</ref>. It sought to classify three types of power: ''compensatory power'' in which submission is bought, ''condign power'' in which submission is won by making the alternative sufficiently painful, and ''conditioned power'' in which submission is gained by persuasion.<ref name="Patnaik2019">{{cite book|author=Amar Patnaik|title=Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6lxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA50|year=2019|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789811313011|pages=50–}}</ref> In short, money, force and ideology.


It further divided power by source: power either stems from ''personality'' or leadership, ''property'' or wealth, or ''organisation''.
It further divided power by source: power either stems from ''personality'' or leadership, ''property'' or wealth, or ''organisation''.
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==References==

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==External links==
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* [http://abridge.me.uk/doku.php?id=the_anatomy_of_power Abridgement of ''The Anatomy of Power'']
* [http://abridge.me.uk/doku.php?id=the_anatomy_of_power Abridgement of ''The Anatomy of Power'']

Revision as of 11:01, 30 July 2019

Islamic Law and its Introduction in Pakistan
TheAnatomyOfPower.jpg
AuthorJohn Kenneth Galbraith[1]
Subjectpolitics, political science
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
1983[2]

The Anatomy of Power is a book written by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith, originally published in 1983 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt[3]. It sought to classify three types of power: compensatory power in which submission is bought, condign power in which submission is won by making the alternative sufficiently painful, and conditioned power in which submission is gained by persuasion.[4] In short, money, force and ideology.

It further divided power by source: power either stems from personality or leadership, property or wealth, or organisation.

The book goes on to detail a brief history of the use of power, noting the broad arc of history in moving away from condign and towards compensatory and then conditioned power, and from personality and property towards organisation. Finally, it details what Galbraith views as the main sources of power in the modern world: government, the military, religion and the press.

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References

  1. ^ Ingo Swann (2 September 2018). Secrets of Power, Volume I: Individual Empowerment vs the Societal Panorama of Power and Depowerment. Swann-Ryder Productions, LLC. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-949214-44-4.
  2. ^ Yaḥyá Nūrī; Sayed Hassan Amin (January 1987). Legal and Political Structure of an Islamic State: The Implications for Iran and Pakistan. Royston. ISBN 978-0-946706-31-0.
  3. ^ John Kenneth Galbraith (1983). The Anatomy of Power. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-34400-2.
  4. ^ Amar Patnaik (2019). Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India. Springer. pp. 50–. ISBN 9789811313011.

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