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  2. State (polity) - Wikipedia

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    A state may be a unitary state or some type of federal union; in the latter type, the term "state" is sometimes used to refer to the federated polities that make up the federation, and they may have some of the attributes of a sovereign state, except being under their federation and without the same capacity to act internationally.

  3. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. The majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government.

  4. French and Raven's bases of power - Wikipedia

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    Use of this power base and its outcomes may be negative or positive. [5] An agent for change motivated with a strong need for affiliation and concern of likeability will prefer this power base and will influence their leadership style. [3] Ingratiation or flattery and sense of community may be used by an agent of influence to enhance their ...

  5. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    A must draw on the 'base' or combination of bases of power appropriate to the relationship to effect the desired outcome. Drawing on the wrong power base can have unintended effects, including a reduction in A's own power. French and Raven argue that there are five significant categories of such qualities, while not excluding other minor ...

  6. Elite theory - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, political science and sociology, elite theory is a theory of the state that seeks to describe and explain power relations in society.In its contemporary form in the 21st century, elite theory posits that (1) power in larger societies, especially nation-states, is concentrated at the top in relatively small elites; (2) power "flows predominantly in a top-down direction from ...

  7. Corporate statism - Wikipedia

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    After World War II, corporate statism influenced the rapid development of South Korea and Japan. [3] Corporate statism most commonly manifests itself as a ruling party acting as a mediator between the workers, capitalists and other major state interests by incorporating them institutionally into the government. Corporatist systems were most ...

  8. State formation - Wikipedia

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    Unlike primary state formation, early state formation does not require the creation of the first state in that cultural context or autonomous development, independently from state development nearby. Early state formation causation can thus include borrowing, imposition, and other forms of interaction with already existing states.

  9. Centralized government - Wikipedia

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    To the extent that a base unit of society – usually conceived as an individual citizen – vests authority in a larger unit, such as the state or the local community, authority is centralized. The extent to which this ought to occur, and the ways in which centralized government evolves, forms part of social contract theory .