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State Capacity and Military Conflict

Nicola Gennaioli; Hans-Joachim Voth · Review of Economic Studies 82(4), 1409–1448 · 2015

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Nicola Gennaioli; Hans-Joachim Voth
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DOI 10.1093/restud/rdv019
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2026-09-01

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DisputedUsing data on European states from 1100 to 1790, Abramson found that small political units persisted well into the age of the territorial state and argued that economic development and urban growth, rather than changes in war making, explain where large territorial states formed.