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Soc, econ, & pol'al data from all 40 nations that have been independent of foreign domination during the past 40 yrs were grouped into each of 4 successive decades. Causal analysis supported the hypothesis that SE development produces increases in pol'al representation. A typology grouping nations by high (above 20%) or low literacy levels, & high or low econ security (level of soc insurance program development) produced 3 strata: 7 nations with low literacy & low security, 14 nations with high literacy & high security, & 19 nations with high literacy & low security. Examination of pol'al changes between decades (3 change periods) showed that both the low literacylow security & the high literacy-high security strata experienced very little change in pol'al representation during the past 40 yrs. Lack of change in the low literacy-low security stratum was primarily a function of low literacy levels, while the stability in the high literacy-high security stratum is a result of high security levels. A model to predict the growth or decline in representative pol'al structures, when applied to the high literacy-low security stratum (primarily Latin Amer nations) was supported. In this stratum the level of 'pol'al balance' at 'time 1,' & whether the nation experienced high or low literacy gains during the -change period, both contribute to its 'time 2' level of pol'al representation. AA.