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# Requisite Variety
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# Definition
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The principle that effective regulation requires the controlling system to
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possess at least as much complexity and adaptability as the system being
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controlled, ensuring adequate responsiveness to changing conditions.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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While not using the modern term, Smith's arguments about the need for
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flexible and responsive economic policies that can adapt to changing
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conditions reflect the principle of requisite variety in economic regulation.
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## Economic Domain
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General Theory
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