The Legitimation of PowerPolitical theory has undergone a remarkable development in recent years. A systematic study of legitimacy within social science, the book starts as a critique of Weber and examines the link betwen a social-scientific approach and the various philosophical traditions of theorizing about legitimacy. |
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Page 141
... economy can much less read- ily distance themselves from economic failure than in a market economy , since by definition they are directly responsible for it . However , this is a difference that can be easily overstated , and is less ...
... economy can much less read- ily distance themselves from economic failure than in a market economy , since by definition they are directly responsible for it . However , this is a difference that can be easily overstated , and is less ...
Page 177
... economy is the pursuit and maximisation of economic self - interest , from which a general interest emerges only as unintended consequence , via the ' hidden hand ' of the market . The state , in contrast , must act as the conscious ...
... economy is the pursuit and maximisation of economic self - interest , from which a general interest emerges only as unintended consequence , via the ' hidden hand ' of the market . The state , in contrast , must act as the conscious ...
Page 184
... economic development towards a future society in which material needs would be met for all , and the ' all - round devel- opment of human powers ' would become possible . Progress towards this goal provided a necessary confirmation of ...
... economic development towards a future society in which material needs would be met for all , and the ' all - round devel- opment of human powers ' would become possible . Progress towards this goal provided a necessary confirmation of ...
Contents
Power and its Need of Legitimation | 42 |
The Normative Structure of Legitimacy | 64 |
The Social Construction of Legitimacy | 100 |
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