ABSTRACT
Themorecomplexasocietythemoremixedandthemorespecializedthe patternofpower.Theriseofenormousaccretionsofindustrialandfinance capitalchangedthesignificanceofwealthasapowerresource.Theemergenceofalabourmarketwhich,overtime,hasbecomeincreasinglyflexible andunpredictable,permittedemployerstoexertaconsiderablesanction overemployees.Confrontedbythesecoagulationsofwealth,aswellaspossiblybyguns,largenumbersofpeople,evenwhenorganized,mayseemto beamuchweakerpowerresource.Theadventofdemocracyclearlyallows suchorganizationsaspoliticalpartiesandpressuregroupstohavecountervailingpower.Itrequiresaneffortofwillandleadershiptoeffectsuch organization.
