How did the rise of efficient bureaucracies influence the creation of the nation-state?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: A nation-state needs a stable government to develop. People need to know that the government will remain constant even after the head of state is gone. In order for this to occur, countries needed laws that would remain constant, standing armies, efficient bureaucracies to collect taxes, courts to administer justice, etc.