Commercial state/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Commercial state.

The concept, sometimes associated with Adam Ferguson's concept of civil society, refers to a political state devoted primarily to the promotion and advancement of commercial interests. Adam Smith referred to this as commercial society.

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