Changes in agglomeration and productivity are poor predictors of inequality across the archaeological record DOI Creative Commons
Scott G. Ortman, Amy Bogaard, Jessica Munson

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(16)

Published: April 14, 2025

We address three basic issues regarding the long-term dynamics of inequality in society. First, we consider interpretation residence sizes socioeconomic terms by comparing statistical patterns extracted from Global Dynamics Inequality (GINI) Project database with those 21st-century United States. Second, examine degree to which size and productivity human networks is systematically related inequality. Finally, investigate relationships between growth distributions for development across preindustrial societies. find that societies provide a reasonable proxy distribution (income, flow physical social resources group) minimum estimator wealth (a stock such accumulated over time); scale affect levels but account only small fraction observed variance societies; independent growth, on average time. These findings have important implications efforts promote more equitable economic present.

Language: Английский

Labor, land, and the global dynamics of economic inequality DOI Creative Commons
Amy Bogaard, Pablo Cruz, Mattia Fochesato

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(16)

Published: April 14, 2025

Here, we assess the extent to which land use relating food acquisition (farming, herding, foraging) and associated value regimes shaped past economic inequality. We consider hypothesis that land-use systems in production was limited by heritable material wealth (such as land) sustained higher levels of inequality than those (free) human labor. address this using Global Dynamics InequalIty (GINI) project database, estimating inequalities based on disparities residential unit area storage capacity within sites different world regions through time. find significantly greater land-limited labor-limited regimes, whether residence or capacity, though governance could moderate these differences. Increasing with larger and/or site size is underlying shifts from labor- economies. Transitions also appear underlie development extended political hierarchies. Increases after cultivation became common each hemisphere similarly reflect systems. Land-limited eastern hemisphere, incorporating animal traction, exhibit an upward trend over time, while a downward western reflects lower persistence solely

Language: Английский

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Introducing the Special Feature on housing differences and inequality over the very long term DOI Creative Commons
Timothy A. Kohler, Amy Bogaard, Scott G. Ortman

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(16)

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Changes in agglomeration and productivity are poor predictors of inequality across the archaeological record DOI Creative Commons
Scott G. Ortman, Amy Bogaard, Jessica Munson

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(16)

Published: April 14, 2025

We address three basic issues regarding the long-term dynamics of inequality in society. First, we consider interpretation residence sizes socioeconomic terms by comparing statistical patterns extracted from Global Dynamics Inequality (GINI) Project database with those 21st-century United States. Second, examine degree to which size and productivity human networks is systematically related inequality. Finally, investigate relationships between growth distributions for development across preindustrial societies. find that societies provide a reasonable proxy distribution (income, flow physical social resources group) minimum estimator wealth (a stock such accumulated over time); scale affect levels but account only small fraction observed variance societies; independent growth, on average time. These findings have important implications efforts promote more equitable economic present.

Language: Английский

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