> I disagree. As long as you're referring to a non-coerced transaction If both parties receive the benefit, obviously you can still model that as power exchang

> I disagree. As long as you're referring to a non-coerced transaction If both parties receive the benefit, obviously you can still model that as power exchange where both parties apply their power to the other party. Just like physical forces on an object can be nonzero and yet it stays still. It actually seems like smoother model of social interaction than all the kerfuffle around coercion, but I haven't thought about it in depth. In reality though, there exist many coerced transactions. For example, I need to eat, and that's why I go to work. I am being coerced by nature. But maybe someone thinks it's better to die in freedom from hunger than to live under coercion with full stomach. Regarding "political power". What is that? I don't see significant boundary between "political" and "economic" power, but rather smooth transition. Therefore, to me power is power regardless of the social domain where it manifests.