Description
This is an innovative study of the techniques of domination, based on financial markets, judicial systems, academia and international relations, across North America and post-Soviet Russia. Ultimately, Oleinik seeks to provide an alternative to mainstream economic analyses of power.
Table of Contents
1 Visible and Invisible Hands of Power: Theoretical Preliminaries 2 Domination by Virtue of a Constellation of Interests: Benefits of Gate Keeping 3 The 2008 Financial Crisis through the Lens of Power Relationships 4 Welcome to Russia: Benefits of Obedience 5 Access to Justice: The Rule of Lawyers 6 An Invisible Dimension of the Visible Hand: Entry Control in Internal Labour Markets 7 Quality Control as a Weapon: Gate Keeping in Peer Review Notes Works cited Index
