Civil Servants, State Finance, and the Rising State
Tides of History · Audible / Patrick Wyman
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Show Notes
States didn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps, driven solely by the will of indomitable rulers; instead, they benefited from the services of a class of highly educated and dedicated civil servants. They administered finance and justice and executed the royal will with competence and ruthlessness.
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