What does the author mean when he writes that authority is "an efficient form of power"?
a. Authority is distributed equally among political elites.
b. The cost of influence is high if people respect the authority's legitimacy.
c. Authority reduces inefficiencies in government spending.
d. If people do not respect an authority's legitimacy, its power becomes stronger.
e. Authority, if accepted, does not require force to influence change.
E
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a. the ways in which the behavior of agents can be brought into line with objectives of principals. b. different principal actors and the way in which they influence agents. c. different agents and the way in which the impact principal actors. d. the ways in which the behavior of principals can be brought into line with objectives of agents.
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