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Which statement describes Max Weber's theory about power?

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Power is held by bureaucrats and administrators.

Power is held by bureaucrats and administrators.

Power is concentrated among a "power elite" of top soldiers, bureaucrats, and businesspeople.

Power is concentrated among a "power elite" of top soldiers, bureaucrats, and businesspeople.

Power is held by an economic elite, the people who control the "means of production."

Power is held by an economic elite, the people who control the "means of production."

Power is distributed among many different elites and many government institutions, and no one elite or institution ever dominates government.

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Power is held by bureaucrats and administrators.

Weber emphasized legal-rational authority and the rise of bureaucracy: modern power is exercised through trained officials and administrative institutions rather than solely by an economic class or a single elite.