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# Temporary Statutes

## Definition

Short-term legislative measures enacted to address immediate economic
emergencies, such as suspending export prohibitions or import duties
during periods of scarcity.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith uses the frequent need for temporary statutes to modify corn trade
laws as evidence that the general system is fundamentally flawed and
requires constant correction.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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