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Was He Aware of a Fifth Stage?

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The Age of Commerce was Smith’s fourth stage. Beyond the age of commerce he mentioned no fifth, or later, stage. This is significant.

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    Gavin Kennedy

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Kennedy, G. (2005). Was He Aware of a Fifth Stage?. In: Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230511194_20

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