Three Faces of Power

by Kenneth E. Boulding

Book Overview

Broadly defining power as the ability to get what we want, this volume - new in paper - identifies three major types of power: threat power, which is particularly important in political life; economic power, which derives from the power to produce and exchange goods and depends on the changing distribution of property ownership; and integrative power, which rests on relationships such as love, legitimacy, respect, affection, community and identity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803938624
• ISBN13: 9780803938625
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This book is the product of an independent, profound thinker on the issue of power. Boulding is an economist by training, but he crosses disciplinary boundaries in developing his view of power relations. I would strongly recommend this reading to anyone who is interested in the topic.