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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

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
11	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	1867 CE 1918 CE	present	None
12	(Yangshao)	Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed. [-5000, -3000]	unknown	None
13	(Proto-Carolingian)	Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed. [687, 751]	absent	None
14	(Neguanje)	Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed. [250, 1050]	absent	None
15	(Hawaii I)	Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed. [1000, 1200]	absent	None
16	(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)	Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed. [1501, 1701]	absent	None
17	(Carolingian Empire II)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed. [840, 987]	present	None
18	(Jin Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed. [1115, 1234]	present	None
19	(French Kingdom - Early Valois)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed. [1328, 1450]	present	None
20	(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)	Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed. [1841, 1987]	absent	None

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