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entity_slug: colony_economic_system_resilience
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S4
type_rationale: Colony Economic System Resilience is a capacity or property that colonial
  economies possess as a stock characteristic, representing their ability to withstand
  shocks rather than being an activity or process itself.
vsm_rationale: This capacity operates primarily in the intelligence function by enabling
  colonial economies to adapt to changing environmental conditions and scan for external
  challenges that require systemic responses.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:54:23.545516'
---

# Classification: Colony Economic System Resilience

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S4

## Type Rationale

Colony Economic System Resilience is a capacity or property that colonial economies possess as a stock characteristic, representing their ability to withstand shocks rather than being an activity or process itself.

## VSM Rationale

This capacity operates primarily in the intelligence function by enabling colonial economies to adapt to changing environmental conditions and scan for external challenges that require systemic responses.
