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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > merchant communities

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merchant communities  

Definition

  • In the past, merchants were linked to long-distance trade involving movement by land or sea; today, contact is swifter by air or by the Internet. Merchants traded various commodities from the mundane, such as salt, to the exotic, such as jade. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Merchant Communities]

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