Competition means, not only were there a hundred different political units in Europe in 1500, but within each of these units, there was competition between corporations as well as sovereigns.
Persaingan artinya, bukan saja ada 100 unit politik berbeda di Eropa pada tahun 1500, tapi juga di setiap unit, terdapat persaingan antara perusahaan dan antara para penguasa.