How, how, HOW did you manage to stick history, government, and economics (classes I wouldn't go near with a 10ft pole--excluding comaritive politics. That just sounds fun.) into one simple explanation?
And to answer that question: Ax. The Andalite government is kinda...loopie. If you know what I mean by that...Maybe circular would be a better term. And Ax was a big advocate of his people.
I think the Andalite governement, or let's say their whole race
is a perfect example of a species who evolved ahead of time, got curious, and started seeking out new life forms and trying to make them as advanced as they were. If a species doesn't have the technology yet, maybe they weren't meant to have it yea..
Who knows, some alien species may have dropped by Earth and given us something that helped us advance, and now look where we are with war and crap. The Andalites shouldn't have given anything to the Yeerks!