Palace economy

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A palace economy , also known as redistributive, is a centralistic form of coordination of societies based on the division of labor and thus a forerunner of the central administration economy . In the palace , the central management of the economy takes place: specialists are responsible for collecting taxes and distributing goods through the palace.

The palace economy is relatively well documented for the ancient high cultures of the Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, e.g. B. for the Mycenaean culture . The characteristics of the center of a palace economy are:

  • Residence of the upper class (palace as the residence of the king and his administration, temple as the official seat of the high priest and his priesthood)
  • Justification of the rule of the king against the own population as well as intimidation of members of other societies (palace as a monumental representative building)
  • Control of the entire economy and center of long-distance trade with other companies
  • A palace houses craftsmen and workshops for the production of goods
  • As a collection and distribution center for goods, a palace requires large storage rooms

See also

literature

  • Frank Zeeb: The palace economy in Old Syria according to the late Old Babylonian grain delivery lists from Alalaḫ (Layer VII) (dissertation 2000) , Ugarit, Münster 2001, ISBN 3-934628-06-0

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