Truitt (business-government relations, Pepperdine U.) presents a wide-ranging discussion of the use and abuse of power in business and politics, illustrating his exploration throughout with
examples drawn from recent history in the United States and abroad, in particular those associated with the recent economic crisis and associated government intervention in the economy.
Chapters address: power, purpose, and policy; sources of power; uses of power; amount of power needed to achieve a purpose; limitations on power; paying a price for using power; failure in the
use of power; management of power; tools of analysis; and politics and power. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)