A fiscal-military state is a

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that bases its

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on the sustainment of its

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, usually in times of prolonged or severe conflict. Characteristically, fiscal-military states will subject citizens to high

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for this purpose. In the past, states such as

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, the

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and

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, which were embroiled in long-lasting periods of war for local or global hegemony, were organized as fiscal-military states. The

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also employed military fiscalism in maintenance of rule in India during the mid-18th century.

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generated their revenue for the maintenance of the army. Currently, few states could be described as fiscal-military states, probably because of the decline of large-scale international conflicts in recent times.

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* Glete, Jan (2002) ''Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States, 1500-1660'', London: Routledge {{military-stub Economic systems Fiscal policy Militarism Military sociology Military economics

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