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# Economic System Efficiency

## Definition

The ability of economic arrangements to achieve their objectives with minimal waste of resources and maximum productivity, including the effective allocation of capital, labor, and other resources to produce desired outcomes.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 0

## Context

While not explicitly discussed by Smith in this chapter, the concept of efficiency is implied in his discussion of different systems and their relative merits, suggesting that effective economic arrangements must achieve their objectives efficiently.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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