Carolina QuotesLook at a more traditional society in which the elites are... landed nobility. ...[T]he way the wealth pump operates there is that when elite overproduction occurs... Nobles basically oppress peasants and turn on the wealth pump. So instead of economic mechanisms that transfer wealth from commoners to the Elites, in this case you have more coercion methods. ...So this is a variation on the theme ...
Peter Turchin Connected to the Carolinas
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- Human environment across time (2023)
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- 2023
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“Look at a more traditional society in which the elites are..…” Peter Turchin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-1EE786D86E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/1ee786d86e
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