Brings together contributions by some of the leading young researchers in the field of power structure research -- the study of how the upper class is positioned within society. They describe the current state of the subfield, and what further lines of investigation are being pursued. Topics include the family office, the backing of ballot initiatives, businessmen in governmental advisory committees, and how businessmen work to influence local politics.
′For this anthology, Domhoff has assembled 10 original essays on the "distribution and exercise of power"...Most of the essays bring new research data to bear on these debates, which point to a relatively cohesive and pervasive capitalist class that attempts to dominate poli
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Condition: very good. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1980. Paperback. 270 pp. ; 22 cm. (Sage focus editions, 17). - Contents : Introduction / G. William Domhoff -- The family office : coordination mechanism of the ruling class? / Marvin G. Dunn -- American Jews : in or out of the upper class? / Richard L. Zweigenhaft -- Upper-class women : class consciousness as conduct and meaning / Susan A. Ostrander -- Can capitalists organize themselves? / J. Allen Whitt -- Declining cities and capitalist class structure / Richard E. Ratcliff -- The development of austerity : fiscal crisis in New York City / Eric Lichten -- Think tanks and capitalist policy / Irvine Alpert and Ann Markusen -- Which business leaders help govern? / Michael Useem -- The corporate community and government : do they interlock? / Harold Salzman and G. William Domhoff -- Organizational analysis and power structure research / Nancy DiTomaso. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780803914322. Keywords : POLITICS, Seller Inventory # 291534
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