Case 1: The Chilean presidential election of 1964 -- Case 2: The Venezuelan presidential election of 1963 -- Case 3: The Argentine elections and coup of 1962 -- Case 4: The Brazilian coup of 1964 -- Case 5: The Dominican revolution of 1965 -- Case 6: The Mexican University strike of 1966 -- Case...

We study the formation of a ruling coalition in political environments. Each individual is endowed with a level of political power. The ruling coalition consists of a subset of the individuals in the society and decides the distribution of resources. A ruling coalition needs to contain enough...

Problems associated with cronyism, corporatism, and policies that favor the elite over the masses have received increasing attention in recent years. Political Capitalism explains that what people often view as the result of corruption and unethical behavior are symptoms of a distinct system of...

1. The Concept of Power -- 2. Political Power -- 3. Economic Power -- 4. The Separation of Economic from Political Power -- 5. Power in Pre-Agricultural Societies -- 6. Power in Agrarian and Feudal Societies -- 7. Institutions That Support Commerce and Industry -- 8. Power in Commercial and...