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# Economic System Coordination

## Definition

The management and alignment of different elements within economic arrangements to ensure they work together effectively toward common objectives, including the synchronization of policies, institutions, and practices to achieve desired outcomes.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 0

## Context

Smith's framework for understanding political economy implies the importance of coordination in economic arrangements and the need for different components to be aligned toward common purposes.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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