Hierarchy
AFK Organski organized the world into 4 types of states. The transition of power was to occur between a dominant state and a great power (in most cases), leading to a war.
- a "dominant" state, the one with the largest proportion of power resources (population, productivity, and political capacity meaning coherence and stability). In modern days such a state is often termed a superpower, or in the case of unipolarity, a hyperpower. Prior to the Cold War, no term was used universally to describe such a power.
- "great powers" a collection of potential rivals to the dominant state and who share in the tasks of maintaining the system and controlling the allocation of power resources. Great powers tend to exhibit power projection beyond their region.
- "middle powers" of regional significance similar to the dominant state, but unable to challenge the dominant state or the system structure
- "small powers" the remainder of nation states which possess little power in their region and have notably insignificant influence and projection outside their region.
Read more about this topic: Power Transition Theory
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