---
entity_slug: domestic_market_monopoly
entity_type: Institution
vsm_system: S5
type_rationale: Domestic Market Monopoly represents a socially constructed rule system
  created through government-imposed trade restrictions and prohibitions that establishes
  exclusive control over internal markets.
vsm_rationale: This operates at the S5 level as it represents fundamental policy decisions
  about national economic identity and purpose, determining whether a nation adopts
  mercantilist protectionism or free trade principles.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:58:27.047031'
---

# Classification: Domestic Market Monopoly

## Entity Type

Institution

## VSM System

S5

## Type Rationale

Domestic Market Monopoly represents a socially constructed rule system created through government-imposed trade restrictions and prohibitions that establishes exclusive control over internal markets.

## VSM Rationale

This operates at the S5 level as it represents fundamental policy decisions about national economic identity and purpose, determining whether a nation adopts mercantilist protectionism or free trade principles.
