Elite overproduction
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title:
Elite overproduction
text:
Elite overproduction is a concept developed by Peter Turchin that describes the condition of a society that is producing too many potential elite members relative to its ability to absorb them into the power structure. This, he hypothesizes, is a cause for social instability, as those left out of power feel aggrieved by their relatively low socioeconomic status. However, Turchin's model cannot foretell precisely how a crisis will unfold; it can only yield probabilities. Turchin likened this to t
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More aspirants of high status than society can sustain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction
date created:
2020-08-23T10:00:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:10:39Z
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