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How is ‘power’ different from ‘authority’? Discuss various types of authorities as theorized by Max Weber.

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Max Weber (Economy and Society, 1922) separated power (Macht), the chance of carrying out one's will despite resistance, from authority (Herrschaft), the probability that a command will be obeyed because the ruled believe it is rightful. Every authority is a form of power, but power becomes authority only when it is accepted as legitimate.

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