Meritocracy (Civ5)

Meritocracy is a social policy in Civilization V. It is part of the Liberty tree and requires Citizenship.
Establishing a system where each member is rewarded for his work according to his or her real contributions and abilities, as opposed to a rigid system where rank and rules (and friendships and family connections) apply regardless of actual performance, is a powerful tool for enhancing happiness in a society.
== Game Info ==
* +1 for each City you own connected to the .
* -5% from Citizens in non-occupied Cities.
== Strategy ==
Meritocracy is a strong long-term policy which works best after you expand your empire a bit. While it is costly to maintain roads, especially in a wide empire with lots of small cities, this can instead avoid spending and relying on trade deals for luxuries while aiding defense. As the reduction is applied per 10 s and quite low at the start, consider adopting this policy as the one to complete the tree (unless your empire is desperate for some due to rapid early expansion).
Contrast the Tradition-tree Monarchy policy, which only applies to the ...but at the far greater reduction of 1:2 instead of 10% from Meritocracy.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* Meritocracy in other games
Category:Social policies (Civ5)