Capital Economy vs Traditional Economy
Societal Value

Capital Economy vs Traditional Economy

capital_economy_vs_traditional_economy

A Country with a capital economy is more focused on earning money, particularly from Trade and Urban Locations, while one with a traditional economy is more oriented about living off what the land provides.

Capital Economy
With Societal Value: ×0 at 0 → ×1 at 100
Formula: Societal Value × 0.01
Traditional Economy
With Societal Value: ×0 at 0 → ×1 at 100
Formula: Societal Value × 0.01

What moves it every month, towards each side. Events and decisions that change it at once are under Connections.

Towards Capital Economy

Monthly Progress to Capital Economy

Cabinet InfluencingStatic Modifier+1
Percentage of BurghersAuto Modifier0 → +0.5
With Burghers: ×0 at 0% → ×1 at 100%
Embracing the Capital Economy Modifier while progressingMission Task+0.5
Superior Arms ProductionStatic Modifier5 years+0.5
Societal Push for Capital EconomyStatic ModifierVaries+0.5
New Capital EconomyStatic Modifier20 years+0.33
Board of Revenue Constant effectsBureaucracy+0.1
Ḥisba Positive effectsBureaucracy0 → +0.1
With Bureaucracy Maintenance: ×0 at 0% → ×1 at 100%
Most Profitable First Country modifierEmployment System+0.1
Royal Factories Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.1
Bank Ledgers System Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Rapid Industralization Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Company of Scotland Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
East India Trading Company Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Plutocratic Monarchy Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Promotion of Manufactures Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Royal Factories Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Weapons Quality Standards Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Tax Farming Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Resource Extraction Bureaus Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Jāgir Taxation Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Jeohwa Country modifier 1Policy+0.1
Stavraton Coins Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Prohibited Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Unregulated Conditions Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Usury Allowed ModifierReligious Aspect+0.1
Trade Income vs Tax BaseStatic Modifier+0.1
Infrastructure, then Most Profitable Country modifierEmployment System+0.05
Infrastructure, Trade, then Most Profitable Country modifierEmployment System+0.05
Infrastructure, Trade, Culture, then Most Profitable Country modifierEmployment System+0.05
Commercial Advisory Council Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.05
Guild Investments Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.05
Diaspora Trade Network Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.05
Land of Commerce Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.05
Milanese Cloth Guilds Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.05
Autonomous Offices Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Burghers-Controlled Mining Operations Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Pskov Judicial Charter Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Shipwright Standard Regulation Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Dasvandh Tax Country modifierPolicy+0.03
Continental ProsperityStatic Modifier15 years+0.03
Fleury's Commercial TradeStatic Modifier15 years+0.03

Towards Traditional Economy

Monthly Progress to Traditional Economy

Cabinet InfluencingStatic Modifier+1
Embrace the Traditional Economy Modifier while progressingMission Task+0.5
Isolate the countryStatic ModifierPermanent+0.5
Control the food marketStatic ModifierPermanent+0.5
Is BankruptStatic Modifier+0.5
No Contact with OutsidersStatic ModifierPermanent+0.5
Societal Push for Traditional EconomyStatic ModifierVaries+0.5
Tribes At high estate powerEstate+0.33
Creaghts Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.2
Encomienda System Country modifierPolicy+0.2
Peranakan Trading Rights RestrictionStatic ModifierPermanent+0.2
Percentage of PeasantsAuto Modifier0 → +0.1
With Peasants: ×0 at 0% → ×1 at 100%
First Come, First Served Country modifierEmployment System+0.1
Haudenosaunee Labor Division Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.1
Means of Production Country modifierEstate Privilege+0.1
Feudal Nobility Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
New Farmers' Directive Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Production Quota Bureaus Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Taluqdar Nobility Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.1
Carta de Logu Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Decentralized Farming Villages Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Lenient Taxation Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Novo Brdo Code Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Shared Crops Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Traditional Taxation Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Tribal Identity Country modifierPolicy+0.1
Eleusinian Mysteries ModifierReligious Aspect+0.1
Free Economic Society On the country, when in its capitalBuilding+0.05
Forestry Ordinance Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Barter Economy Country modifier 2Policy+0.05
Nobility-Controlled Mining Operations Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Slavophiles Country modifierPolicy+0.05
Celtic Traditions Country modifierGovernment Reform+0.03

References 2

Required by 26

Changed by 108

Referenced by 4

Policies
Estates
Scripting 18

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