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This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history.
A 4,000-year-old city became richer by sharing prosperity instead of concentrating it.
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A Lesson From the Indus Civilization. Dr. Green said: "Mohenjo-daro is often cited as being famous for what it doesn't have, such as the absence of palaces for kings, gold-filled tombs, and no statues of rulers. But what it does have is so important. "In the period when inequality appears to be lowest, productivity appears to rise. It challenges the idea that prosperity requires us to concentrate decision-making powers in the hands of the few. "It is quite an interesting lesson for modern societies, as the Indus civilization demonstrates clearly that an urban society can be highly productive and inventive at scale, whilst also ensuring that resources and power are shared equitably. In fact, doing so may even have been essential to sustaining prosperity over the centuries."
July 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM