local community not part of an overarching political unit (variable 1725 coded as 1) (original code 88)
overarching political unit claims administrative hierarchy without actual execution (original code 10)
administration representative absent or only sporadically present, administrative functions are executed from outside (original code 20)
administration representative present (e.g. military, civilian administrators, school personnel) (original code 30)
same as above 4, administration representative member of the same ethnic group as local community (original code 31)
same as above 4, administration representative of different ethnic affiliation than local community (original code 32)

local community not part of an overarching political unit (variable 1725 coded as 1); ethnic group occupies a dominant position within overarching political unit (variable 1725 coded as 3 or 7); overarching political unit does not execute administrative functions (variable 1726 coded as 2) (original code 88)
no elite present in ethnic group of which the local community is a part
local elite does not participate in decisions of overarching political unit
local elite occupies leading positions within overarching political unit, at the local or regional level

no wage labor
wage labor present, migratory labor unimportant
wage labor, mainly in the form of migratory labor

no market exchange (original code 10)
market exchange within local community present, no further information (original code 20)
market exchange within local community present, involving local and regional products (original code 21)
market exchange within local community present, involving local, regional, and supra-regional products (original code 22)

no market exchange outside of local community (original code 10)
market exchange outside of local community (at trading posts, market places), no further information (original code 20)
market exchange outside of local community, involving local and regional products (original code 21)
market exchange outside of local community, involving local, regional, and supra-regional products (original code 22)