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# Economic System Institution

# Definition

The organized structures, organizations, and established practices that implement and support economic arrangements, including the formal and informal mechanisms through which economic activity is conducted and political economy's objectives are pursued.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 0

## Context

Smith's discussion of different systems implies the importance of institutions in implementing economic arrangements and their role in shaping economic activity and development.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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