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entity_slug: mercantile_system_principles
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entity_type: Principle
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vsm_system: S5
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type_rationale: The mercantile system principles represent abstract theoretical claims
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about the nature of wealth and trade that Smith argues are fundamentally flawed
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but persist across different economic contexts.
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vsm_rationale: These principles operate at the policy level by defining the ultimate
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purpose and identity of colonial economic systems, establishing what the mercantile
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system considers to be legitimate national economic objectives.
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classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:15:05.623477'
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# Classification: Mercantile System Principles
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## Entity Type
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Principle
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## VSM System
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S5
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## Type Rationale
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The mercantile system principles represent abstract theoretical claims about the nature of wealth and trade that Smith argues are fundamentally flawed but persist across different economic contexts.
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## VSM Rationale
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These principles operate at the policy level by defining the ultimate purpose and identity of colonial economic systems, establishing what the mercantile system considers to be legitimate national economic objectives.
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