In anglosaxon world for sure. Meanwhile in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe several countries had elective monarchies and self-government at local level :) I hi

In anglosaxon world for sure. Meanwhile in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe several countries had elective monarchies and self-government at local level :) I highly recommend this article to people who only ever read about history of political systems through anglosaxon POV: http://www.smashcompany.com/philosophy/poland-was-shockingly-liberal-in-the-1400s http://www.smashcompany.com/philosophy/poland-was-shockingly...