Friends, a CHF discussion thread. 1) Is Switzerland the only modern state that was entirely built from the bottom up? What are the main differences with pre-Bismark Germany other than CHF never had a Bismark? Did Napoleon actually DE-Centralize CHF?
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Probability of central power on two axes. Axis 1: the costs of consolidating power, Axis 2, the profits from consolidating power. In a mountain region like the Swiss Alps, costs were high. I also suspect the profits were low because a lack of concentrated industry / resources?
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By profits I should clarify that I mean personal profits to the centralizers from the act of centralizing power. In the case of a militarized state like Napoleon's or Bismarck's some of those profits come in the form of war plunder. Swiss had not the manpower for this either.
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CHE, 3-digit country code for Switzerland, Confoederatio Helvetica France for the currency. I think he means both.
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