---
entity_slug: market_based_economic_structure
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Market-based economic structure is a persistent organizational framework
  that exists as a stable configuration of economic activities and specialization
  patterns across different geographical regions.
vsm_rationale: This structure represents the fundamental productive organization of
  economic activities across coastal trading, river manufacturing, and inland agricultural
  operations that constitute the primary operational level of the economy.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:12:30.974435'
---

# Classification: Market Based Economic Structure

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Market-based economic structure is a persistent organizational framework that exists as a stable configuration of economic activities and specialization patterns across different geographical regions.

## VSM Rationale

This structure represents the fundamental productive organization of economic activities across coastal trading, river manufacturing, and inland agricultural operations that constitute the primary operational level of the economy.
