The Power of Capital: An Introduction to Class, Domination and Conflict

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By Alejandro Reuss

This module presents an overview of economic class, class power and class conflict. It addresses some aspects of economic power in capitalist societies today, highlighting relations that are not considered “power relations” in mainstream economics. It explores the unequal power relations between different economic classes in the workplace and the political sphere, and discusses how conflicts between classes in both workplace and political sphere can change these power relations.

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