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# Colony Economic System Innovation

## Definition

The introduction of new economic practices, technologies, and organizational
forms in colonial settings, often driven by the unique opportunities and
challenges presented by colonial conditions.

## Source Chapter

Book V, Chapter 3

## Context

Smith notes how colonial economies often innovate in response to their specific
circumstances, developing new approaches to production, trade, and organization
that may later influence the mother country.

## Economic Domain

Accumulation

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