Provincial Economy
Growth, development, and unrest — one province at a time
Every province you own grows or shrinks on its own terms every month. There's no national economy pool to manage — your country's total output is just the sum of what every one of your provinces is doing.
How it works
What makes a province grow
A province's growth comes from your national policy, whatever specialization the province itself has, how developed it already is, and how outdated its equipment has become. A rich province can still tip into stagnation if it's held back by obsolete equipment and weak national policy — being wealthy doesn't protect you from bad decisions.
- How developed it is
- Poorer provinces get a catch-up bonus; provinces already ahead of the pack face diminishing returns.
- Its specialization
- A permanent trait like an Oil Field or a Mining Town carries its own built-in growth bonus or penalty.
- Its equipment
- Outdated machinery and infrastructure drag growth down — see Equipment & Modernization.
How it works
Unrest is mostly about disappointment
Every province expects a certain amount of growth every year. Fall short and unrest climbs fast — a stagnant province gets noticeably angrier every month, a recession angrier still. Beat expectations and unrest falls just as quickly. Taxation, military spending, social relief, how popular your government is, how tired the country is of war, and troops stationed nearby to keep order all factor in too.
How it works
War leaves scars you can still tax around
Unrest cuts directly into how much of a province's output you can actually collect as revenue. Combat and bombing leave lasting devastation that erodes it further, though it heals steadily once the fighting stops. A country worn down by a long war loses a further slice of its taxable output nationwide, on top of whatever unrest and devastation are already costing it.
How it works
Education
Every province tracks its own education level, visible in both the province and country views. It's shaped by national policy and doesn't yet feed into anything else — it's on the board for future systems to use, but today it's informational only.