Post by akashi on Sept 28, 2022 19:20:24 GMT -5
Introduction
As I am Dr. Bardhan, and have written an analysis of the political economy of the city of Murshidabad as it relates to the nation as a whole. My background is in both biology and political economy, and with a blessing granted by the imams of Indra to serve in the development of the national economy. In the conclusion section, I will offer possible solutions that have been successful for various nations to solve their problems. In this paper, I will explore the development of various socioeconomic groups, the state of agriculture in this country, and the structure of Murshidabad economically.
Structure of the Sultanate
The Sultanate is primarily an agricultural nation, largely specializing in a mixture of spices, grains(rice), fruits, fish textiles, and various livestock with animal products. Largely it is grain and livestock that is produced in order to sustain the growing population that continues to demand more and more while land becomes significantly more competitive. This has taken a severe toll on the landed farmers who largely rely on their land in order to produce livestock for the economy. Largely land owners are continuing to consolidate their power and employ the further rapidly expanding population of both local Murshidabadi workers and migrant Heshani workers. The slaves are are employed in mostly urban areas as the city of Pashigat have become scarily important in the processing of agricultural goods. As the Mushani administration keeps track of subjugated Pashigati workers and slaves who process various raw goods into usable products for little to no cost at all.
The role of Heshan and Murshidabad is more complex, there are the lowest tiers of society, slaves and the untouchables, that deal with butchering of livestock, cleaning, and begging. They are, frankly, necessary in order to function but are dangerous as their groups largely lack supervision given our lackluster administrative capabilities. The Murshani administration in Heshan has made it so largely migrant workers from Pashigat, for those who are not enslaved, and Heshani locals work together in providing services, development of livestock, and cultivation of fish and algae given the local ponds and rivers that run through the city. Finally there is the capital city of Murshidabad which serves as a central complex for administering the goods and services, management of finished products, and heart of research and development. It may seem odd but only a small minority live in the cities, most that come there only do so to sell their grain or try their luck at further opportunities to move upwards.
Agriculture
The Sultanate of Murshidabad has feudal relations in agriculture and largely farms for sustenance with the surplus going to the landlord. Largely pastures, farms, and fisheries are created to sustain various farmers working on land in the informal sector while in the formal sector… They largely work out on land owned by landlords. It largely operates on a corvee labour system with those who work living on the land of these landlords. For livestock, largely the lower castes and classes help raise the animals with the untouchables left to butcher them and do the cleaning work locally. Then you have ponds owned out by various landlord families or the Majumdar family which is where various people fish and collect algae. All of them are born and brought up in these families to perform their duty and work in the countryside to further strengthen the city of Murshidabad.
The Political Economy of Caste
It is important to note that both caste and race are hereditary, with them not only being sociological categories but one of genetics. Largely the Sultanate has done a good job in selectively pruning families generation by generation for optimum efficiency but there are still some issues. Firstly, for the landlord families and castes, they are almost too influential and are starting to but heads with the large administration and advisory… they are impeding on the minority of landed farmers who lack the ability to sustain themselves. This has led to a growing informal sector, and it does not only influence the middle castes, but the lower ones as well. Many are starting to form their own underclass and societies that cover the lack of administration and management to set up their own systems. It is prudent to address this as this is the main source of deviance from Indra’s hierarchy, and if unchecked, could lead to the demise of our delicate balance.