---
entity_slug: market_town_formation
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Market town formation is described as a "natural process" of settlement
  and gradual development that unfolds over time through the activities of artificers
  establishing themselves near agricultural areas.
vsm_rationale: This process represents the fundamental productive activity of creating
  the basic infrastructure for economic exchange between agricultural and artisanal
  production, which constitutes primary economic operations.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:14:29.094964'
---

# Classification: Market Town Formation

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Market town formation is described as a "natural process" of settlement and gradual development that unfolds over time through the activities of artificers establishing themselves near agricultural areas.

## VSM Rationale

This process represents the fundamental productive activity of creating the basic infrastructure for economic exchange between agricultural and artisanal production, which constitutes primary economic operations.
