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
21	(Early A'chik)	Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed. [1775, 1867]	absent	None
22	(Egypt - Middle Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Middle Kingdom is assumed. [-2016, -1700]	unknown	None
23	(Naqada I)	Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed. [-3800, -3550]	absent	None
24	(Naqada II)	Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed. [-3550, -3300]	unknown	None
25	(Egypt - Dynasty 0)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed. [-3300, -3100]	unknown	None
26	(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed. [-1069, -747]	unknown	None
27	(Beaker Culture)	Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed. [-3200, -2000]	unknown	None
28	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	unknown	None
29	(Hallstatt B2-3)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed. [-900, -700]	unknown	None
30	(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)	Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed. [1841, 1987]	absent	None

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