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# Improved Land

## Definition

Land that has been enhanced through human investment in cultivation, drainage, fencing, clearing, or other modifications that increase its productive capacity beyond its natural state.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 11

## Context

Smith discusses how improvements to land affect its productive capacity and, consequently, the rent it can command. Improved land typically generates higher rents due to its increased productivity.

## Economic Domain

Production

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