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A mechanism for limiting elite growth by reallocating land and canceling debt, associated here with the emergence of kings.
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Land redistribution
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "And the only person who can actually deliver relief are kings historically, because kings are the ones who are able to rally the people..."
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One historical mechanism to control elite growth is land redistribution and debt cancellation by one elite figure, who becomes the king by preserving society.
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He says that historically kings are the political actors able to rally the people against entrenched elites and then redistribute land and erase debt.
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"And the only person who can actually deliver relief are kings historically, because kings are the ones who are able to rally the people..."
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"...So, one possible thing, you can do, is the idea of, land redistribution. Okay? So, historically, this is, one mechanism, you can use, to..."
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"...But, these three solutions, by themselves, are, also, unstable. Okay? Because land redistribution, is basically a revolution. Right? Civil war, is war. Empire building,..."
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