---
entity_slug: national_enrichment_through_neighbour_s_wealth
entity_type: Principle
vsm_system: S4
type_rationale: This represents an abstract economic law that holds across contexts
  - that national prosperity is enhanced rather than threatened by trading partners'
  wealth - making it a theoretical claim about how economies function.
vsm_rationale: This principle operates as intelligence about how nations should understand
  their economic environment and adapt their perspective on international trade relationships,
  which is the core function of S4's environmental scanning and adaptation role.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:17:33.226154'
---

# Classification: National Enrichment Through Neighbour S Wealth

## Entity Type

Principle

## VSM System

S4

## Type Rationale

This represents an abstract economic law that holds across contexts - that national prosperity is enhanced rather than threatened by trading partners' wealth - making it a theoretical claim about how economies function.

## VSM Rationale

This principle operates as intelligence about how nations should understand their economic environment and adapt their perspective on international trade relationships, which is the core function of S4's environmental scanning and adaptation role.
