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Write short note: Power.

  • UPSC 1985
  • Politics and Society

Power is the capacity of individuals or groups to affect the conduct of others and the course of events. Max Weber defined it as the probability that an actor in a social relationship can carry out his will despite resistance (Economy and Society, 1922). Power is present in every relationship, not only in politics: in…

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