Hereditary Political Succession

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.Administrative rationality, social setting, and organizational development
Bourguignon, ErikaDiversity and homogeneity in world societies
Haynie, Hannah J.Pathways to social inequality
Whatley, WarrenHow the international slave trade underdeveloped Africa

Associated Hypotheses (4)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.Rational organization is negatively associated with hereditary stratification, hereditary political succession, slavery, and centralized government (306)
Bourguignon, ErikaHereditary succession will vary according to world region (47).
Haynie, Hannah J.Norms favoring the hereditary transmission of wealth will influence the development of institutionalized social inequality.
Whatley, WarrenIn West Africa, proximity to an international slave port predicts a greater probability that a society will be organized around preservation of slave wealth in nuclear polygynous families under inherited local political aristocracies.

Associated OCMs

  1. inheritance
  2. social stratification
  3. community
  4. community heads
  5. districts
  6. chief executive