State Centralization Stagnation Process

A State Centralization Stagnation Process is a political stagnation process that leads states to decline through excessive centralization, tax increases, and social cohesion erosion.

• AKA: Ibn Khaldun Stagnation Process, Centralization Decay Process, Imperial Stagnation Cycle, Bureaucratic Sclerosis Process.
• Context:
  • It can typically involve Progressive Tax Increases to fund bureaucratic expansion.
  • It can often result in Social Cohesion Erosion Processes through civic disengagement.
  • It can typically trigger Economic Productivity Decline via regulatory burden.
  • It can often lead to Military Capability Deterioration through resource misallocation.
  • It can range from being an Early State Centralization Stagnation Process to being a Late State Centralization Stagnation Process, depending on its development phase.
  • It can range from being a Gradual State Centralization Stagnation Process to being a Rapid State Centralization Stagnation Process, depending on its progression speed.
  • It can range from being a Economic State Centralization Stagnation Process to being a Political State Centralization Stagnation Process, depending on its primary manifestation.
  • It can range from being a Reversible State Centralization Stagnation Process to being an Irreversible State Centralization Stagnation Process, depending on its institutional entrenchment.
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• Examples:
  • Historical State Centralization Stagnation Processes, such as:
    • Roman Empire Stagnation Process in the 3rd century CE.
    • Ottoman Empire Stagnation Process in the 18th century.
    • Soviet Union Stagnation Process in the 1970s-1980s.
  • Contemporary State Centralization Stagnation Processes, such as:
    • European Union Stagnation Process with regulatory accumulation.
    • Japanese Stagnation Process since the 1990s.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Decentralization Growth Process, which distributes decision-making power.
  • Federalist Balance Process, which maintains multi-level governance.
  • Market Liberalization Process, which reduces state control.
• See: Ibn Khaldun, Social Cohesion Erosion Process, Post-1969 Regulatory Stagnation, Libido Dominandi, Tyranny Endurance Vector, Imperial Peace Desert Critique, Cautionary Canon Against Concentrated Power.

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