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The Wikipedia article on civil society contained reference to a "commercial state". This stub is pieced together to support and elaborate on that usage. Comments on the appropriateness of this item would be welcome. Colleagues (mostly in Europe) use this term to describe the U.S., but I am not aware of any published citations to support its use.  
The Wikipedia article on civil society contained reference to a "commercial state". This stub is pieced together to support and elaborate on that usage. Comments on the appropriateness of this item would be welcome. Colleagues (mostly in Europe) use this term to describe the U.S., but I am not aware of any published citations to support its use.  


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:The first sentence of the secord paragraph is far too long and extremely confusing.  I would edit it myself but I'm not sure of what exactly is being said here. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 12:52, 20 July 2007 (CDT)
:The first sentence of the secord paragraph is far too long and extremely confusing.  I would edit it myself but I'm not sure of what exactly is being said here. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 12:52, 20 July 2007 (CDT)
:: Thanks. I've broken it up into three separate sentences.
:: [[User:Roger Lohmann|Roger Lohmann]] 13:37, 20 July 2007 (CDT)

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 Definition:  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. [d] [e]
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The Wikipedia article on civil society contained reference to a "commercial state". This stub is pieced together to support and elaborate on that usage. Comments on the appropriateness of this item would be welcome. Colleagues (mostly in Europe) use this term to describe the U.S., but I am not aware of any published citations to support its use.

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Roger Lohmann 12:40, 20 July 2007 (CDT)

The first sentence of the secord paragraph is far too long and extremely confusing. I would edit it myself but I'm not sure of what exactly is being said here. Hayford Peirce 12:52, 20 July 2007 (CDT)
Thanks. I've broken it up into three separate sentences.
Roger Lohmann 13:37, 20 July 2007 (CDT)
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