Community Power Structure: A Study of Decision Makers
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In this study of busy, complex Regional City -- and it is a real city -- the author has analyzed the power structure from top to bottom. He has searched out the men of power and, under fictitious names, has described them as they initiate policies in their offices, their homes, their clubs. They form a small, stable group at the top of the social structure. Their decision-making activities are not known to the public, but they are responsible for...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807840335
ISBN13:9780807840337
Release Date:May 1969
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:314 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Excellent overview that is still relavent today
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This text provides a clear overview of the power structures within local community systems, then expands the concept to a more regional view. Hunter's work fits well with C. Wright Mill's studies, and should be considered and studied alongside Mills. Some of the topics investigated: community power and the individual; types of power in a local setting; private aspects of power; location within a community; loci of control in elites.
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