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.

# Polity Year(s) Merit Promotion Description   Edit
161
(Plantagenet England)
Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
present
None
162
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
Full Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
present
None
163
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate I is assumed.
[200, 499]
absent
None
164
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
unknown
None
165
(Cuzco - Late Intermediate I)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate I is assumed.
[1000, 1250]
unknown
None
166
(Cuzco - Late Formative)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Formative is assumed.
[-500, 200]
unknown
None
167
(Tudor and Early Stuart England)
Full Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
present
None
168
(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed.
[-3200, -2500]
absent
None
169
(Sakha - Early)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Early is assumed.
[1400, 1632]
absent
None
170
(Sarazm)
Full Year Range of Sarazm is assumed.
[-3500, -2000]
unknown
None
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