Speaking of states, I understand that the farther away a state is from the capital, the more you pay in maintenance. Does anyone have a good writeup on this? Like when its no longer economically feasible to blob out because the maintenance are more than you're taking in. I noticed that you shouldn't enable too many states at one time, because the provinces have 75% autonomy, which only ticks down slowly, meanwhile, you're still paying the full maintenance.
Any good tips on westernization, since having unbalanced research results in corruption?