---
entity_slug: public_registers_of_manufactures
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S3*
type_rationale: Public Registers of Manufactures are official records that exist as
  persistent artifacts within the economic system, making them elements rather than
  processes or relations.
vsm_rationale: These registers function as audit mechanisms intended to inspect and
  record manufacturing activity, though Smith criticizes their incomplete capture
  of actual economic activity and their manipulation by merchants to falsely represent
  economic conditions.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:23:58.479222'
---

# Classification: Public Registers Of Manufactures

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S3*

## Type Rationale

Public Registers of Manufactures are official records that exist as persistent artifacts within the economic system, making them elements rather than processes or relations.

## VSM Rationale

These registers function as audit mechanisms intended to inspect and record manufacturing activity, though Smith criticizes their incomplete capture of actual economic activity and their manipulation by merchants to falsely represent economic conditions.
