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
81	(Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed. [-5500, -4201]	unknown	None
82	(Uruk)	Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed. [-4000, -2900]	unknown	None
83	(Papal States - Medieval Period II)	Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed. [1648, 1809]	absent	None
84	(Middle Roman Republic)	Full Year Range of Middle Roman Republic is assumed. [-264, -133]	absent	None
85	(Ashikaga Shogunate)	Full Year Range of Ashikaga Shogunate is assumed. [1336, 1467]	absent	None
86	(Japan - Incipient Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Incipient Jomon is assumed. [-13600, -9200]	absent	None
87	(Japan - Middle Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed. [-3500, -2500]	absent	None
88	(Latium - Bronze Age)	Full Year Range of Latium - Bronze Age is assumed. [-1800, -900]	absent	None
89	(Japan - Final Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Final Jomon is assumed. [-1200, -300]	absent	None
90	(Susa I)	Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed. [-4300, -3800]	absent	None

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