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A centralized command economy where the palace collects food and redistributes it to artisans producing trade goods.
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palace economy
A centralized command economy where the palace collects food and redistributes it to artisans producing trade goods.
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Glossary
A warrior society economy in which the palace is the center of collection and redistribution, with the king taking a cut.
definition
The Mycenaean palace economy centralized food in the palace and redistributed it to artisans making trade goods, producing a simple but effective command economy.
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In a centralized palace economy, bureaucrats control expression, censor content, centralize speech, and create propaganda.
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Mycenaean Greeks and Hittites are described as direct descendants of the Yamnaya and as warrior societies organized around palace economies.
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In the palace economy, farmers bring wealth to the palace, the king redistributes it, and the king takes a cut, making taxes a form of renting behavior.
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"...the Mycenaean civilization looked like. It is what we call a palace economy, meaning all the center of the economy was a palace. What..."
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"...is you go from censorship. Okay. Because remember, in a policy economy, in a centralized system, bureaucrats are in control. And bureaucrats control what..."
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"...warriors, are in charge. And, they have a system, called a palace economy. Right? A palace economy. A palace economy, is basically, the palace,..."
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"Everyone, brings everything, to the palace. And then, the king, redistributes, everything, to you. Okay? But also, obviously, he takes a cut. Understand? So,..."
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"...have written records, uh, from Mycenaean Greece, that show, how the palace economy worked. Okay? We can also dig up, the history, the graves,..."
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