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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Introduction: power, luck and freedom Part I: Power 1. Why should we care about the definition of power? 2. Agency and structure: interpreting power relationships 3. Rational choice and community power structures 4. Power, capability and ableness: the fallacy of the vehicle fallacy Part II: Luck 5. Resources, power and systematic luck: a response to Barry 6. Shaping future luck 7. Luck, equality and responsibility 8. Luck and leadership Part III: Freedom 9. Choice: its increase and its value 10. The value of choice in public policy 11. Republican freedom, rights and the coalition problem 12. The construction of rights 13. Social choice and the grammar of rights and freedoms Index. |
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Keith Dowding is a major figure in relation to debates on power and highly influential in the fields of political theory and political science. Power luck and freedom is a collection of his essays and articles, that provide a significant reference point for the field of power analysis. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Power (Social sciences)
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Power (Social sciences) |
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Liberty -- Political aspects.
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Liberty -- Political aspects. |
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Liberty. |
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Electronic books.
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Haugaard, Mark, editor.
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Essays. Selections
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Print version: 9781526107282 |
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9781526104571 (electronic book) |
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1526104571 (electronic book) |
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9781526104557 (electronic book) |
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1526104555 (electronic book) |
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9781526107282 (hardback) |
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9781526104564 (paperback) |
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