Learning About the State (mises.org)
- Highlight Loc. 12-15 | Added on Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 09:57 AM
the personal state is long gone from history in the developed world. In the 17th century, we begin to see the emergence of the impersonal state. Under this approach, the ruler does not use his own resources. He is a manager. If he dies, nothing changes. The state itself takes on a permanent form. It is not elected. It is hired and lives on regardless of the changes at the top.
