Inca Religion and Socialism
Inca religion is one of the main counter arguments in the debate regarding the notion that the Inca state was an early 'Socialist Empire' (Baudin, 1928). These facts, however, have little to do with the Inca economy, which, with its large-scale central planning, vast system of grain-houses, and mandatory work periods, does closely resemble many modern socialism, although there were markets, catus, where barter was practiced without any regulation.
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