The Impact of Commercial Society on Politics

This chapter explores the limitations of commercial society on political institutions and the struggle to control the logic of markets. It discusses alternative systems like the closed commercial state and highlights successful examples of small states maintaining their identity while joining larger ones. The chapter also delves into the transition of America from a land-rich country to a mercantile system and the challenges it faced.

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