paper argues that a reality-based growth theory must reject neoclassical principles in favour of a power-centered approach …. Building on Nitzan and Bichler’s Capital as Power hypothesis, I argue that hierarchy formation is an integral part of the …

transition to coal energy and the capitalization of state power as it relates to war, colonialism and slavery. We conclude by … calling for a connected histories approach within the framework of capital as power. …

. What makes the rich different, I propose, is hierarchical power. The rich command hierarchies. The poor do not. It is this … evidence from US CEOs. I find that the relative income of CEOs increases with their hierarchical power, as does the capitalist … portion of their income. This suggests that among CEOs, both income size and income class relate to hierarchical power. I then …

has been leveraging U.S. foreign power to break ground in countries that have historically protected and supported their … domestic film culture. For example, Hollywood's major distributors have increased their power in such countries as Mexico …, Canada, Australia and South Korea (Jin, 2011). This paper will analyze a pertinent 'test case' for Hollywood's global power …

This paper proposes a new ‘power theory’ of personal income distribution. Contrary to the standard assumption that … income is proportional to productivity, I hypothesize that income is most strongly determined by social power, as indicated … income and power, this paper is the first to quantify this relation. I propose that power can be quantified in terms of the …

the power-law scaling of top incomes. Moreover, I find that hierarchy can be used to unify the study of personal and …

incomes follow a power-law distribution, and the redistribution of income corresponds to a change in the power-law exponent … first developed by Herbert Simon and Harold Lydall, I show that hierarchy can explain the power-law distribution of top …

building and fortifying power hierarchies – or 'megamachines', as he called them. Controlling these megamachines, Mumford …