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Power is about [[politics]], who gets what and how? It is also about [[economy|economics]]. Most power in the world is unequally distributed. Sharing power comes down to have equal distribution of power. | Power is about [[politics]], who gets what, when and how? It is also about [[economy|economics]]. Most power in the world is unequally distributed. Sharing power comes down to have equal distribution of power. | ||
==Concepts of power== | ==Concepts of power== |
Revision as of 12:00, 29 August 2011
Power is about politics, who gets what, when and how? It is also about economics. Most power in the world is unequally distributed. Sharing power comes down to have equal distribution of power.
Concepts of power
There are two concepts of power
- Power to
- Power over
Power over refers to having the power over others. Power to refers to the possibility to get things done, to have to power to do things. If someone has power over someone else , you generally have less power to get things done.