130. The State and the Industrial Revolution, Part 3, The Fiscal-Military State

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Fiscal Military State concept is a valid tool for analyzing the role of government in this era, not to imply it's an ideal form of analysis. British central government employees, well, 90% had a taxing or fund raising function. And 90% of funds raised were spent on war and to pay debts from previous wars. And of course we summarize the context we gained in all 3 parts.