The Anatomy of Power

The Anatomy of Power

"The Anatomy of Power" is a 1983 book by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith. It sought to classify three types of power: "compensatory power" in which submission is bought, "condign power" in which submission is won by making the alternative sufficiently painful, and "conditioned power" in which submission is gained by persuasion. It further divided power by source: power either stems from "personality" or leadership, "property" or wealth, or "organisation".

The book goes on to detail a brief history of the use of power, noting the broad arc of history in moving away from condign and towards compensatory and then conditioned power, and from personality and property towards organisation. Finally, it details what Galbraith views as the main sources of power in the modern world: government, the military, religion and the press.

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