Chen Chang-wen, maintains that the root cause of power lies in man instead of in material, which can be regarded as a step forward over "possession" theory, but fails in the error of atomism and can hardly explain the dynamical mechanism of the origin of power.

On Power Resource as a Dominating Factor;

Power resource is the varieties of subjective and objective condition and total of materiality and immateriality in the course of production of power .

Effective manipulation of the power resources through legal means reveals a major theme in the course of governing by law, and, it also exhibits an inevitable process in legalizing the power resources and a must in effectively manipulating malpractice of the power resources.