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POLITICAL

AND ECONOMIC
INSTITUTIONS
1 •KINSHIP , MARRIAGE AND HOUSEHOLD

2 • RECIDENCY PATTERN

3 • POLITICAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES AND NON-STATE


ACTORS
Patrilineal Descent- children
01 automatically made members of the
father’s group only.

Matrilineal Descent- children


02 automatically made members of the
mother’s group only

Since time immemorial, kinship


is traced through bloodline.
Double unilineal descent- the child at
birth is assigned to the mother’s group
03 or to the father’s group for specific
purposes.
Bilateral descent- it is used to
04 categorize children that are made
members of all ancestor’s group.
Political and
Leadership
Structures
Rational
legal
authority also
known as
bureaucratic
authority is a
power legitimated
by legally enacted
Political Institution

POWER AUTHORITY
Political Organization

Centralized Uncentralized

Chiefdom State Band Tribe


Political Organization

Centralized Uncentralized

Chiefdom State Band Tribe


In a chiefdom,
power and
authority are
bestowed to the
chief because he
is the highest
ranking
individual. The
Unconventional
INGO non-state actor

01 02 03 04

NGO’s and PO IGO


Other non-
state actors

Banks and Transnational


Corporation
Advocacy

Cooperatives and Trade Union

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