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# Temporary Statutes
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## Definition
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Short-term legislative measures enacted to address immediate economic
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emergencies, such as suspending export prohibitions or import duties
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during periods of scarcity.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith uses the frequent need for temporary statutes to modify corn trade
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laws as evidence that the general system is fundamentally flawed and
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requires constant correction.
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## Economic Domain
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Regulation
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