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|299| The communal particular interests which fall within civil society and lie outside the universal of the state that is in and for itself (§ 256) have their administration in the corporations (§ 251) of the local communities and of other trades and estates, and in the latter’s authorities, presiding officers, administrators, and the like. In so far as the affairs which they attend to are, on the one hand, the private property and interest of these particular spheres, so that their authority also rests, in this respect, on the confidence of their fellow members of the estate and of the citizenry, while, on the other hand, these circles must be subordinated to the higher interests of the state, the filling of these offices will in general involve a mixture of election by those with an interest in them and of confirmation and appointment from a higher authority.

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  1. Karl Marx Avatar
    Karl Marx

    A simple description of the empirical state of affairs in some countries.

  2. Hegel (Simple) Avatar
    Hegel (Simple)

    § 288: The Heads of Local Communities

    Some affairs are common, but they are not a matter for the whole state. They concern a local community, a trade, an estate. The corporations run these affairs themselves, through their heads and administrators.

    Who picks the heads?

    Two sides meet here. On the one hand, these affairs concern the property and the interests of these circles. The heads need the confidence of their fellow citizens. On the other hand, these circles must serve the higher interests of the state.

    So the result is a mixture. The people involved elect. And a higher authority confirms the election.

    Summary: Local communities and corporations run their own affairs. The members elect their heads, and a higher authority confirms them. In this way, confidence from below joins with oversight from above.

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