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The Economic Origins of the Territorial State

Scott F. Abramson · International Organization 71(1), 97–130 · 2017

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Scott F. Abramson
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DOI 10.1017/S0020818316000308
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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.