The end game of EDom is based in the domination of the planet, and the path through which all modes of the game flows is ultimately centered around the economy. It only makes sense that for forceful dominance of the planet, economic dominance is a must have.

Most of my economic analysis when it comes to the international stage will be centered around the relationship of Gold, currency, and their intrinsic relationship to economic power. 

At any given time, there is a finite amount of gold in the Edom global economy, and that finite supply undergoes constant changes through both achievements, events, give aways (effectively printing more gold) and through infrastructure improvements, effectively deleting gold from the economy. In order for the gold to be spent, it must first be pushed into the economy, and the natural rate of gold presence will need to, in the long run, be only slightly higher or equal to the amount of gold spent into the infrastructure improvements. If the amount of gold spent exceeds the amount of gold created, then the overall Edom economy will stagnate and there will be no incentive to improve any infrastructure, because the profit becomes harder and harder to attain. In a global system where gold is ever present, and improvements are not needed because those in power are still making money without having to spend more improvements, then the gold becomes meaningless and the economy similarly stagnates as people begin to become bored with the game, not being able to progress at all.

There needs to therefore be a regular amount of money that every player, given their available pocket cash at the time, can pay into the system, and this gold should be traded for the sake of economic activity, in order to make the game more interesting. The issue is that the Nobility class(See article on Classes in Edom) will only ever spend money for their own gain. This does not contribute to the total economy, and ultimately spells doom for the games playerbase as the Aritstocrat ignore the actual gameplay in their pursuit of domination through RL means. It is not unlikely that players even on occasion buy a few gold and push it into their buildings, looking to jump start their progression through the classes.

Given that most individual players will ultimately use gold only for their own means, it is in the hands of the in-game governmental institutions to levy taxes, against their citizens. Letting gold sit in the treasury allows the collective bodies of the players governments to have their say on how to manage the gold market for all, and provide an environment where players can advance and maintain their economic role in the national economy. Using this gold to print national currencies, send to growing citizens, trade on the global market, and, perhaps most importantly, use for the domination of the Edom global community.

Let us go back a few paragraphs a moment; At any given time, their is a finite amount of gold in the Edom global market. I do not think all players understand the importance of this concept. 

Imagine that 100% of the gold is shown by describing the global gold value as 1.00. If there is a total number of gold, and multiple countries, then it stands to follow that each country shares a portion of that gold. Each country only has so much of the economic pie in circulation at any one moment. 

This should be the driving force of foreign policy on Edom; How does one nation unite the global gold market, and effectively dominate the global market; How does one wage warfare on an economic level, rather than a traditional level. The most potent form of domination in this game, is to develop and dominate corporations overseas. If a player completely dominates the market in a country, they can set prices, they can lose money and end up buying gold out of the developing worlds individual economies and use it in their home country, introducing a comparative power advantage. This form of warfare hampers the target countrys development of strong economic bases, which allows the targeting country to effectively roflstomp a neutered national power. 

This also means that maintaining sovereignty over the national economy is the strongest form of defense a nation can develop. Having a strong hold on our own economy, and plundering the developing nations of our enemies will be the path forward to domination. 

Once we understand the global market, we can understand the microcosm that is a national economy as well. If there is a portion of gold in a national economy, a portion of that gold must be in the form of national currencies, and a portion could be on the market, and a portion could be in the accounts of individuals, or even in the treasury. This gold market ultimately determines how the economy functions, just as the same could be said of the global economy. The safest way to insure the strength of our nation is to shoot gold into the pockets of our citizens, by means of dismantling the economies of target nations and setting up an effective colony in the region.