---
entity_slug: cultivation_improvement_priority
entity_type: Principle
vsm_system: S5
type_rationale: This represents an abstract economic law about the necessary temporal
  and logical ordering of economic development that holds universally across different
  societies and contexts.
vsm_rationale: This principle defines the fundamental purpose and identity of how
  economic systems should develop, establishing the ultimate authority of subsistence
  over luxury in the natural order of economic progress.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:57:23.548138'
---

# Classification: Cultivation Improvement Priority

## Entity Type

Principle

## VSM System

S5

## Type Rationale

This represents an abstract economic law about the necessary temporal and logical ordering of economic development that holds universally across different societies and contexts.

## VSM Rationale

This principle defines the fundamental purpose and identity of how economic systems should develop, establishing the ultimate authority of subsistence over luxury in the natural order of economic progress.
