Explain the role a state apparatus plays within the modern world-capitalist system.

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In the attempt to consolidate their economic power, emerging capitalist classes appealed to political leaders to intervene in the market on their behalf. Those capitalists who were able to turn to a strong state bureaucracy (which is itself largely a product of large tax revenues) capable of dictating trade policy and possessing the military power to secure its demands were able to reap a greater share of the world’s wealth.

Sociology

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Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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