---
entity_slug: colony_economic_system_adaptation_mechanisms
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S4
type_rationale: The entity describes ongoing processes of adjustment and transformation
  ("processes by which colonial economies adjust") rather than a static element or
  structural relationship.
vsm_rationale: These adaptation mechanisms function as intelligence gathering and
  environmental scanning processes that enable colonial economies to identify and
  respond to changing market opportunities and conditions.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:53:18.889076'
---

# Classification: Colony Economic System Adaptation Mechanisms

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S4

## Type Rationale

The entity describes ongoing processes of adjustment and transformation ("processes by which colonial economies adjust") rather than a static element or structural relationship.

## VSM Rationale

These adaptation mechanisms function as intelligence gathering and environmental scanning processes that enable colonial economies to identify and respond to changing market opportunities and conditions.
