This paper employs a multidisciplinary social sciences approach to analyse the political power of contemporary economic … them, directly or indirectly, into power or influence. This paper makes use of the classical concepts of structural and … instrumental power to explain the sources of their influence in democratic decision-making processes. I claim that a powerful and …

is causal: a longer period in power increases the chance that a person may start (or continue) a political dynasty …. Therefore, dynastic political power is self-perpetuating in that a positive exogenous shock to a person's political power has … persistent effects through posterior dynastic attainment. In politics, power begets power. …

government tries to prevent reentry by all means. This contribution draws a dense picture of elite (in)security in three African … countries (Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia). A comparative analysis of elite security needs and devices is … guards, etc.) in breaking the insecurity trap by providing special elite-protection services is obvious. The record of …

Entwicklungsprojekt in Indonesien, untersucht der erste Essay empirisch die Rolle von "Elite Capture". Auf Grundlage von Daten der … Konsumverteilung und verstärktem "Elite Capture" betrachtet. Dabei bestätigt sich der positive Zusam... … decentralization. Essay 1 empirically investigates the role of elite capture in the context of an Indonesian community …

prevent it. Moreover, this paper shows that the bureaucratic elite obtains excessive bureaucratic power, and that promiscuous … bureaucratic elite has been joining the business elite after leaving office, and this in growing numbers. This relationship has …. The purpose of this paper is to explain why this social behavior takes place, and why the political elite does not try to …