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patrimonialism, I will first deal with the Western European cities, which were centers of an
expanding market economy and which developed the rational administrative techniques that
were used by the rulers to enlarge their power.
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See ES p. 259 (WG p. 151) on the causes of the ruler's victory and the development of rational administration:
'Along with purely historical power constellations, economic conditions have played a very important part in this
process in the Western World. Above all, it was influenced by the rise of the bourgeoisie in the towns, which had
an organization peculiar to Europe. It was in addition aided by the competition for power by means of rational -
that is, bureaucratic - administration among the different states.' See further below Ch. 7,14.
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