Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Merit Promotion

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, merit promotion is coded present if there are regular, institutionalized procedures for promotion based on performance. when exceptional individuals are promoted to the top ranks, in the absence of institutionalized procedures, we code it under institution and equity variables (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable	Definition
merit_promotion	The absence or presence of merit promotion for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Merit Promotion	Description	Edit
151	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed. [1649, 1918]	present	None
152	(British Empire I)	Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed. [1690, 1849]	present	None
153	(Napoleonic France)	Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed. [1816, 1870]	present	None
154	(Lombard Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed. [568, 774]	unknown	None
155	(Khwarezmid Empire)	Full Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed. [1157, 1231]	unknown	None
156	(Hohokam Culture)	Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed. [300, 1500]	unknown	None
157	(Golden Horde)	Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed. [1240, 1440]	unknown	None
158	(Saffarid Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed. [861, 1003]	unknown	None
159	(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)	Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed. [1850, 1968]	present	None
160	(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed. [919, 1125]	unknown	None

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