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yes, Europe had multiple colonies all over the world to extract raw material. Very easy to do that when you have a strong army. A monopoly on violence lead to t
by cornerfold 4y ago
yes, Europe had multiple colonies all over the world to extract raw material. Very easy to do that when you have a strong army. A monopoly on violence lead to that "development".
- rayiner 4y ago> Very easy to do that when you have a strong army If it was so easy everyone would do it. It’s not like India wasn’t ruled by a series of colonizers long before the British.
- Viliam1234 4y agoBut how do you get the strong army without being developed first? (I agree that once you already have a strong army, you can leverage it to get even more advantages.)
- oblio 4y agoChicken and egg. The "monopoly on violence" requires technological "development".