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Attempt a comparative examination of the view of Marx and Weber on the ‘Power’.

  • UPSC 2011
  • 30 marks
  • Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology and Legitimacy

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Karl Marx and Max Weber both saw power as domination, the ability of some to prevail over others. They disagreed on its source. For Marx it is economic class. Weber defined power as the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance…

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