Perhaps the best evidence for a modern convergence of governance is provided by some of the challenges that the party-states set for themselves, including rule of law and intra-Party democracy. Strengthening the rule of law is more than just the routinization of the party-state, it is the adaptation of governance to a more diversified society. The rule of law may have corruption as its proximate target, but the deeper problem that requires public rule-making and enforcement is that societal interconnections now extend far beyond one’s acquaintances. In a village personal relationships can suffice for anticipating what Max Weber called the “social probabilities” (soziale Chancen) of social interaction.15 But the interdependencies of modern life reach far beyond the familiar, and one needs laws to structure expectations and accountability.
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