Evolution of Modern State in Europe

Introduction
A break was marked in 1989 in the history of Europe. That year stands for the revolutions, breaking up of empires along with the re-ordering of the influence spheres. However, these changes happened in the established framework of the balance between the sovereign independent state and the power. However, 1989 has been unique, along with brining dramatic changes such as the re-ordering of alliances and the revolutions; it resulted in the change in the State system of Europe (Cooper, n.d.).
Historically, the proper point of comparison is the year 1648 when after thirty years of war a system of modern European state was emerged in Westphalia. The same type of break point was marked in Europe in 1989. Moreover, it has resulted in not just the re-arrangement of the previous system but the formation of a new system. It is based on new forms of statehood in which the states are behaving differently as compared to the past. Furthermore, alliances, interference with the domestic affairs of one another along with the acceptance of the international court’s jurisdiction has highlighted that the present states are less absolute in terms of their independence and sovereignty (Cooper, n.d.).
Furthermore, the first and second world war along with the Cold War resulted in devastation in Europe without any form of historical precedent. Moreover, it also froze Europe for almost forty years which allowed new systems and new ideas to emerge in the society. It also resulted in the need to change the state system as the prevailing system which resulted in the unaccepted level of potential and actual destruction (Cooper, n.d.).
Hence, this paper is focuses on exploring the formation of state in the early and contemporary times of Europe. The way modern state emerged in Europe and the relationship which is present between the early state formation in Europe and the modern formation of state.

Discussion
Early Modern Europe and the Patterns of Revenue
The annual central revenue of central treasury for Ottoman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, Austrian Habsburg, Venice, Spain, Dutch Republic, France and England from the early time of sixteenth century till end of eighteenth century and then till the first world war have been provided. This has been done to understand the impact of modern Europe on the patterns of revenue (Karaman & Pamuk, 2011). This figure shoes the averages of fifty years of the annual tax revenues of the European states which were leading at the time of early modern era. The treasure revenues increased drastically in the 17th and 18th centuries and these patterns of revenue are consistent with the historical shifts in the power balance at the interstate level. However, it was more striking in England as the total revenues in terms of silver had increased by more than forty times in between the 16th century and the 18th century (Karaman & Pamuk, 2011). Moreover, in France, the total revenues increased by almost twelve times and in Dutch Republic they started at a high level and increased by almost four times. Moreover, outside the Western Europe, the revenues of only a few but not all states showed drastic changes. In terms of Austria, the revenues had increased by almost twelve times from the 17th century to the end of 1th century and in Russia, they increased by more than eight times. This difference in the revenues at the level of states reached to the peak in the 18th century’s second half as the revenues of not just the powerful and successful states increased but also the Eastern and European states also show rapid increase (Karaman & Pamuk, 2011).

Relationship between Modern and early States in Europe
The relationship present between the modern stated and the states that were present before the civil war has been observed without any form of illusion. According to Burckhardt, the modern states are suffering from a distinct paradox which has not existed before as these states from the time of their establishment are carrying the heritage of dictator and the duality of revolution in them. Due to this dual charge, the permanent crisis is present in the modern state (Petho, 2010). Moreover, this statement of the modern state was highlighted against the prominent political and scientific tendencies. Additionally, the concept of modern state was developed when the state ideologies of uniform nation were gathered and the list of characteristics of the modern state has been fixed in many years. From among these characteristics, the most important notion is that of sovereignty’. Hence, the conceptual characteristic of the modern state can be considered regarding the organized administration that focuses on executing the qualified layers of legislation and express and the stational interest that cannot be controlled in the content (Petho, 2010).
This crisis became evident at the time of First World War due to the intense conflict that was never seen before and it resulted in making the world fall into various units that did not have anything common with the image showed in the modern state. Moreover, the winner countries were able to form the ideal of modern state and the way resulted in burying the monarchies in Austria, Germany and Hungary. This political transition could not be regarded as temporary and the issues pertained to the way modernity of state needs to treat along with the conditions related to modernity (Petho, 2010).
In order to understand it, a three stage model was formulated for describing the modern state development through the analysis of the types of states in terms of era in question. The first stage in the modern state development starts from the Middle Ages and goes till the mid of seventeenth century and is regarded as the state’s sovereign power. In this stage, the internal politics were explained by the societies while the foreign politics were explained by confessional alliances. The second stage is regarded as a relatively closed form of commercial state which is based on the civil-capitalist economical and social reform. Moreover, this stage defined modern state in terms of economics. Therefore, the second, third and fourth era evolved in which the fourth era is the national state which grows from the laws of liberal government that are different from the prior laws (Petho, 2010).

Conclusion
The states started emerging in the early time of modern period all over Europe. Moreover, these states were regarded as being indifferent to the welfare, prosperity and happiness of their populations. These modern states have been based on the early states of Europe. Moreover, Europe is now moving towards the system in which there will be overlapping of responsibilities and roles with the private sector, international institutions and the governments. References

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