According to the variant of modernization theory, why did England develop a limited form of government in early modern Europe, whereas France developed an absolutist and autocratic form of government?
A. England did not have a revolution, whereas France did.
B. The English king relied on his citizens more for revenue than the French king did.
C. The French king was involved in more wars than the English king.
D. The English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite, and the French king did not.
D. The English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite, and the French king did not.
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