---
entity_slug: prodigals_and_projectors
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S3
type_rationale: Prodigals and projectors are distinct categories of economic actors
  who persist as identifiable agents in the economy, representing specific types of
  borrowers with characteristic behaviors rather than processes or abstract principles.
vsm_rationale: These actors operate within the management system where capital allocation
  decisions are made, as they compete for borrowed capital and influence how financial
  resources are distributed between productive and unproductive uses.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:22:17.255500'
---

# Classification: Prodigals And Projectors

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S3

## Type Rationale

Prodigals and projectors are distinct categories of economic actors who persist as identifiable agents in the economy, representing specific types of borrowers with characteristic behaviors rather than processes or abstract principles.

## VSM Rationale

These actors operate within the management system where capital allocation decisions are made, as they compete for borrowed capital and influence how financial resources are distributed between productive and unproductive uses.