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# Colonial Economic Freedom

## Definition

The absence of artificial restrictions on colonial economic activities, including free trade rights, autonomous policy-making, and unrestricted market access. Economic freedom allows colonies to develop according to their natural advantages and individual initiative.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 7

## Context

Smith presents colonial economic freedom as the optimal condition for development, arguing that natural economic forces produce better outcomes than government planning or monopoly control. He contends that removing artificial restrictions would unleash colonial economic potential and benefit both colonies and the mother country.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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