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
241	(Great Ming)	Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed. [1368, 1644]	present	None
242	(Monte Alban II)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed. [-100, 200]	unknown	None
243	(Monte Alban III)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed. [200, 500]	unknown	None
244	(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [650, 899]	absent	None
245	(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-400, -101]	unknown	None
246	(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-800, -401]	unknown	None
247	(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-2000, -1201]	unknown	None
248	(Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [1200, 1426]	unknown	None
249	(Oaxaca - Rosario)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Rosario is assumed. [-700, -500]	absent	None
250	(Oaxaca - Tierras Largas)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Tierras Largas is assumed. [-1400, -1150]	absent	None

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