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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
A mechanism for limiting elite growth by reallocating land and canceling debt, associated here with the emergence of kings.
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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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"...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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