According to the author, the distinction between political, economic, and non-governmental institutions "isn’t always very neat." What are some of the ways in which these institutions overlap? (kahn academy)

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However, although you forgot to attach the text, we did some deep research and can comment on the following. Probably, you are referring to the article written by school teacher Emman L. Elshaikh, about international political institutions.

To the author, the distinction between political, economic, and non-governmental institutions "isn’t always very neat." Some of the ways in which these institutions overlap are in that their functions many times are not clearly defined in their reach, objectives, and allocation of money exclusively to serve the interests for what they were created, and many times these institutions are used for different purposes to serve the political and economic interests of powerful and dominant nations.

The author refers to the case of the role of the League of Nations when it was created after World War I. Or the beginning of the United Nations (UN), at the end of World War II.

The author cites the role of international non-governmental organizations in different places and the appearance of global economic institutions as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, as powerful institutions that exert pressure over many countries and their economic policies.