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# Colony Economic System Sustainability

## Definition

The capacity of colonial economic arrangements to maintain long-term prosperity
without depleting resources or creating conditions that undermine future growth,
including environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

## Source Chapter

Book V, Chapter 3

## Context

Smith considers the sustainability of various colonial economic systems, arguing
that those based on free trade and natural development are more likely to be
sustainable than those based on extractive or monopolistic practices.

## Economic Domain

Accumulation

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