---
entity_slug: market_town_economy
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S2
type_rationale: Market-Town Economy is a persistent economic organization or structure
  that exists as a distinct type of urban centre, making it an element rather than
  a process or relation.
vsm_rationale: Market towns primarily function as coordination mechanisms that enable
  price signals and market access between rural and urban areas, facilitating the
  anti-oscillatory coordination that S2 systems provide.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:14:25.815880'
---

# Classification: Market Town Economy

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S2

## Type Rationale

Market-Town Economy is a persistent economic organization or structure that exists as a distinct type of urban centre, making it an element rather than a process or relation.

## VSM Rationale

Market towns primarily function as coordination mechanisms that enable price signals and market access between rural and urban areas, facilitating the anti-oscillatory coordination that S2 systems provide.
