> Not if the switching cost is high and/or slow. The problems of a monarchy will not be solved by setting up a competing neighboring kingdom. That was how the

> Not if the switching cost is high and/or slow. The problems of a monarchy will not be solved by setting up a competing neighboring kingdom. That was how the US grew between 1700 and 1914. Everyone in Europe sick of monarchies just moved out to the new world. When there isn't a finite amount of land to squat it becomes a viable long term solution.