Abstract
that the result is a tendency to achieve those culturally approved objectives through whatever means are possible. 17 Still another kind of need is the need of business men for political aid, aid which the formal structure, with its commitment to fair competition as the mechanism for distributing talent among important positions, is not able to give efficiently. Business corporations . . . seek special political dispensation which will enable them to stabilize their situation and to near their objective of maximizing profits. 18 Whence this need? Merton quotes Lincoln Steffens: Our economic system, which held up riches, power, and acclaim as prizes to men bold enough to buy corruptly . . . and get away with it * ) 19 is the source. Using Merton's analysis as a model, we might summarize and elaborate a recom-
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