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# Bank Financial Innovation Adoption

## Definition

The process by which new banking practices and instruments are adopted throughout the banking system and economy. Adoption rates and patterns affect the impact of financial innovations on economic development.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 2

## Context

Smith analyses how banking innovations are adopted and their effects on economic development, showing how successful innovations can significantly enhance banking efficiency when widely adopted.

## Economic Domain

Accumulation

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