The Search for Community Power

Part One : Early Concepts And Studies : Setting The Stage For Contemporary Research -- The Notion Of Power -- Class Status And Power / Max Weber -- Notes On The Observation And Measurement Of Political Power / Herbert A. Simon -- Alternative Models Of Local Power Systems : Some Significant Community Studies -- Middletown's X Family : A Pattern Of Business-class Control / Robert S. And Helen M. Lynd -- Community Power Structure / Floyd Hunter -- Small Town In Mass Society / Arthur J. Vidich And Joseph Bensman -- Governing New York City / Wallace S. Sayre And Herbert Kaufman -- Who Governs / Robert A. Dahl -- The Rulers And The Ruled : Classifying Power Structures And Political Regimes / Robert E. Agger, Daniel Goldrich And Bert E. Swanson. Part Two : Methodological Problems In Specifying Patterns Of Community Power -- Measuring The Relative Power Of Groups And Individuals -- The Power Of Power / James G. March -- The Measurement Of Social Power And Opportunity Costs / John C. Harsanyi -- Issues And Non Issues : Where Does One Look For Community Power? -- Two Faces Of Power / Peter Bachrach And Morton S. Baratz -- On Issues And Nonissues In The Study Of Power / Frederick W. Frey -- Rancorous Conflict In Community Politics / William A. Gamson -- Locating Decisionmakers -- A Critique Of The Ruling Elite Model / Robert A. Dahl -- Reputation And Reality In The Study Of Community Power / Raymond E. Wolfinger -- The Social Psychology Of Reputations For Community Leadership / Howard J. Ehrlich -- Locating Leaders In Local Communities : A Comparison Of Alternative Approaches / Linton C. Freeman, Thomas J. Fararo, Warner Bloomberg, Jr., And Morris H. Sunshine. Part Three : Toward A Theory Of Community Of Power -- Community Power And Different Issue Arenas -- Community Power And A Typology Of Social Issues / Ernest A.t. Barth And Stuart D. Johnson -- The Impact Of Community Structure On The Distribution And Consequences Of Community Power -- Comparative Urban Research And Community Decision-making / Michael Aiken And Robert R. Alford -- Community Structure, Decision-making, Budget Expenditures And Urban Renewal In 51 American Communities / Terry N. Clark -- Business Interests, Countervailing Groups And The Balance Of Influence In 91 Cities / Laura L. Morlock. Election Systems, Community Power, And Public Policy : The Partisan Bias Of Nonpartisanship / Willis D. Hawley -- Types Of Local Political Systems And Planning Policy / Francine F. Rabinowitz -- The Vertical Axis Of Community Organization And The Structure Of Power / John C. Walton -- The Cross-cultural Study Of Community Power -- Local Power And Comparative Politics : Notes Toward The Study Of Comparative Local Politics / Mark Kesselman And Donald B. Rosenthal. Edited By Willis D. Hawley [and] Frederick M. Wirt. Bibliography: P. 390.