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The Interplay of Power on the Horizon

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  • José Castro Caldas

    (DINAMIA/ISCTE, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1600 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Helder Coelho

    (Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C5, Piso 1, Campo Grande, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

The research in multi-agent systems, like the one in economics, has paid little attention to the question of power. This is perhaps due to the fact that power is a hard topic to tackle from the methodological individualistic perspective that has influenced both disciplines. A dependence network built upon a simple concept of dependence is used as a simulation model aimed at exploring the consequences of power on a preliminary basis. Three questions are addressed: (a) in what ways the power relations impose structure upon society?; (b) how they structure groups internally?; (c) how they differentiate groups and individuals in relation to their conditions of existence?.

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  • José Castro Caldas & Helder Coelho, 2000. "The Interplay of Power on the Horizon," Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(01n04), pages 243-253.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:acsxxx:v:03:y:2000:i:01n04:n:s0219525900000182
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219525900000182
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