Resources, Power and Systematic Luck: A Response to Barry

Keith Dowding

Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 2003, vol. 2, issue 3, 305-322

Abstract: Brian Barry attacks the `resource account' of power providing a set of definitions through which power should be analysed. While there might be different, equally good, ways of defining power, I argue that the formulations provided by Dowding are superior to those of Barry as they produce fewer anomalies and provide a better foundation for empirical research. The article defends the resource account against Barry's criticisms and argues for the utility of the ideas of luck and `systematic luck'.

Date: 2003
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