Weber's Works: Types of Economic and Historical Domination

Author: (German) Weber
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Features: "The entire history of economics is nothing but the history of economic rationalism." With "rationalization" as the warp and social action and groups as the weft, Weber wove in Economy and History a unique historical image in his mind. "Any institution we can imagine cannot function without power to issue commands; therefore, there is domination." This is the starting point of Weber's study in political sociology. In Types of Legitimate Domination, starting from the historical experience of humanity, Weber three "ideal types" of domination: charismatic domination, traditional domination, and legal domination, and analyzed the basis of legitimacy, operation, and impact of these three types of domination, observing the effects of different types of domination and management on the substantive and formal rationalization of society. It is through this approach that Weber's study of types of domination is seamlessly integrated with his research on religious, legal, and economic history, forming a complete system.