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# Economic System Analysis

## Definition

The systematic examination and evaluation of economic arrangements, their components, mechanisms, and effects, to understand how they function and achieve their objectives. This analysis provides the foundation for economic understanding and policy development.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 0

## Context

Smith's approach to explaining different systems implies the importance of systematic analysis in understanding economic arrangements and their relative merits.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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