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How Power Corrupts

Cognition and Democracy in Organisations

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Ricardo Blaug

    1. University of Leeds, UK

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 1-7

  3. Corruption, Power and Democracy

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 8-29

  4. Psychologies of Power

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 30-55

  5. Individual Cognition

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 56-73

  6. Organisational Knowledge

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 74-106

  7. Democratic Conclusions

    • Ricardo Blaug
    Pages 107-118

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 119-171
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This is an interdisciplinary study of the mechanisms by which power corrupts. It incorporates political theory, organizational studies and cognitive science. In particular, it introduces advances in the field of cognitive psychology, which it uses to examine the effects of institutionalized power on how we think.

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  • University of Leeds, UK

    Ricardo Blaug

About the author

RICARDO BLAUG is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leeds, UK. Formerly a psychiatric social worker and public sector manager, he has lived in the USA and the Netherlands. An award winning author, he also delivers research and consultancy to a range of public organisations and policy-makers.
 


 

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