8 7 . ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁relations ▁theory ▁Category : World ▁government <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Em ir ate ▁of ▁Ab del k ader , ▁Em ir ▁Ab del k ader ▁Res istance , ▁or ▁Em ir ▁Ab del k ader ▁State , ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Em ir ▁Ab del k ader ▁with ▁the ▁alleg iance ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁people ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁French ▁invasion . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁was ▁simple ▁and ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁the ▁de ys ▁of ▁Al gi ers . ▁However , ▁it ▁prof ound ly ▁re vised ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁power ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁eg al itar ian ▁basis . ▁The ▁em ir ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁govern ed ▁with ▁his ▁div an ▁or ▁council ▁of ▁minister s . ▁He ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁a ▁maj lis , ▁an ▁advis ory ▁council ▁of ▁wise ▁personal ities , ▁u lam as ▁and ▁k hal if as ▁representing ▁the ▁provinces ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁q â d î ▁al ▁qu d ât . ▁Al ger ia ▁was ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁em ir ▁into ▁eight ▁k hal if al ik , ▁themselves ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁ag hal ik ▁which ▁grouped ▁several ▁ca ï d ats . ▁This ▁division ▁took ▁into ▁account ▁local ▁influ ences ▁and ▁history , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁trib al ▁level . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁policy ▁ ▁The ▁em ir ▁very ▁early ▁attached ▁importance ▁to ▁struct uring ▁an ▁economy , ▁perce ived ▁as ▁necessary