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# Economic System Change Agent

## Definition

The individuals, groups, or forces that initiate and drive changes in economic arrangements, including innovators, reformers, policymakers, and other actors who work to modify or replace existing systems with new approaches.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 0

## Context

Smith's discussion of different systems and their development implies the importance of change agents in economic arrangements and their role in advancing economic development and improvement.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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