Power is about a person's ability to get another person to do something that is contrary to their beliefs. “The more power one person has, the less power the other has” (Rowlands, 1997). Domination is a vision of power. “Domination is living under the arbitrary power of another” (Williams & Macedo, 2005). Domination describes who has power over whom in relationships such as class. Domination can take political, economic, social and cultural forms which can interact with each other. Domination involves conforming to the rules of others for one's own gain, for example labor exploitation. People dominate others simply to glorify their own power status (Williams & Macedo, 2005). This type of power is visible in national and international policymaking. This can manifest itself in violence or other forms of conflict (Rowlands, 1997). The state is a set of governmental institutions. Government is the process of making rules, controlling, guiding or regulating. In Western societies, the government is made up of elected ministers who are in charge of departments. A modern state is a type of government characterized by five characteristics. The state is an institution distinct from the rest of society which creates public and private spheres. The State is the supreme power and the final authority of all rights. State control applies equally to all individuals, even those in government. The state workforce is employed and trained using a bureaucratic method. The state has the capacity to extract taxes from the population to finance projects (Dunleavy and O'Leary, 1987). Society is a social contract concluded between members of the community and friendly associations. They form a semi-closed system where interactions are most...... middle of paper ...... ism fails to identify the conflicting ideals of equality and efficiency. Problem solving within social partnership cannot replace political choices made regarding redistribution (Murphy, 2014). Some fear that politics is becoming more relevant and its importance is being overlooked. Elected officials are dismissed by the government and social partners. Ministers are closely linked to social partnership rather than party politicians (O'Donnell, 2000). Irish social participation does not allow for participatory democracy. Communication is about problem solving, not structural change. The whole process of social partnership is secret and invisible, it is not made public (Gaynor, 2009). Social partnership was never supposed to be democratic, it was supposed to be a salary agreement legitimizing an economic model (Murphy, 2014).