The Invisible Hand of Power: An Economic Theory of Gate Keeping
Anton N. Oleinik, "The Invisible Hand of Power: An Economic Theory of Gate Keeping"
ISBN: 1848935242 | 2015 | EPUB | 224 pages | 1 MB
This is an innovative study of the techniques of domination, based on financial markets, judicial systems, academia and international relations, across North America and post-Soviet Russia.
Building on Weber’s theory of a constellation of interests and Commons’s work on transactions, Oleinik focuses on the existence and influence of gate keepers, those with the power to limit entry to a particular transaction, such as judges, market regulators, reviewers and academics. Ultimately, he seeks to provide an alternative to mainstream economic analyses of power.