There is no contradiction. Carrol means they are competent at power politics, getting underlings to do the tough work (exploitation) i.e. political economy.
Charles From: Sabri Oncu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: > > Carrol Cox wrote: > > > > Most of them (unfortunately for us) are pretty > > damn competent, though it's because of their > > connections that they get to exercise that > > competence. > > If this is the case, I have not seen it in thirty > years in ANY place I have worked. I will have to agree with Joanna. Those in the upper management are there not because they are more competent than others but generally because they are better than others in playing power politics and, putting connections aside, most of the time the ones who rise to the top are the ones with the brownest noses. Businesses, at least, big businesses, are more like military establishments: there are privates and officers, and while privates do most of the fighting, they also helplessly watch the officers fight among themselves to move up in the hierarchy. Best, Sabri
