STATE & NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS

Power

the capacity to influence the actions, behaviors, and decisions of another individual

Force

the actual use of power by thretening coercion or consequence to impose an action or decision over another

Influence

exercised through persuasion and relationship

Authority

power generated from legitimate means such as an election (traditional, rational - legal, charismatic)

Traditional Authority

legitimated by the sanctity of tradition

ability and right to rule is passed down, often through heredity

it does not change, tends to be irrational and inconsistent, and irrational the status quo

Rational - legal Authority

empowered by a formalistic belief in the content or the law (legal) on natural law (rationality)

obedence is not given to a specific individual leader - whether traditional or charismatic - but a set of uniform principles

Charismatic Authority

found in a leader whose mission and vision inspire others

based upon the perceived extraordinary characteristics of an individual

charismatic leader as the head of a new social movement, and one instilled with diivine or supernatural powers such as a religious prophet

Bands

type of organization with the lowest complexity

have little to no formal leadership

Tribes

more complex than band

tend to contain commuunities that are a bit larger

have no formal leadership

egalitarian in nature

laws are not codified

Chiefdoms

poitical unit headed by chieef, who holds power over more than one community group

State

the most complex form of political organization

characterized by a central government that has a monopoly over legitimate uses of physical fornce, a sizeable bureaucracy, a system of formal laws, and a standing military force

State

political organization of society, or the body politic, or more narrowly, the institutions government

Nation

a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory

Institutions

a company or an organization that deals with money or managing the distribution of money, goods, and services in an economy

Free Market Economy

usually in democrative states

individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions

Command Economy

occur in communist or authoritarian state

goovernment makes all of the country economic decisions

Mixed economy

combines eleents of free market & command economics

Bank

financial institution licensed to provide several financial services to different types of customers

Retail Bank

a type of bank that focuses on cosumers or the general public as its customers

Commercial Bank

it focuses on businesses and businessmen as its main customers

Industrial Bank

provide medium and long term loans and deposits to business industries

Agricultural Bank

caters to the financial needs of farmers and the farming industry

Corporation

an organization, created by a group of people known as shareholdersm which is legally recognized to act as a single person in carrying out certain goals and objectives

Cooperatives

an autoonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs

Trade Unions

an organization with a memebership cpmposed of workers or employees from related fields, which aim to represent the interests and rights of its members

Transnational Advocay Group

collection of actors characterized by their fluid and open relations with each other

Development Agencies

groups entities that are tasted and committed to pursue certain developmental agendas of a state

International Organizations

umbrella term used to refer to institutions established by three or more states as voluntary memebers, formed through a formal agreement or treaty, in order to promote cooperation and coordination among them