ANTHRO 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Government Failure, Market Power, Wage Labour
2 Nov 2018
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Lack explicit institutions of government and have no sharp divisions of rank, status, or wealth (economically, homogeneous, egalitarian, segmentary) Developed in the context in the european-american culture. Explicit institutions of government and cleavages of wealth, privilege, and status that correspond to distributions of power and authority. Political power produces economic privileges but these are counterbalanced by economic obligations. Political system has a territorial framework: political allegiance to territorially-based ruler. Political power produces economic divisions of rank, status, or wealth. Society is not bound to extreme political leaders. Political power does not produce economic & social privileges. Not defined by territory but by lineage. Political system is not defined through territory privileges, but these are counterbalanced by economic obligations. Distribution is not equal, so some people have more power than others. Territorial framework, so more based on where you live & allegiance is based off of community.
