What Holds an Economy Up, and What Holds It Back
A system-level framework that lets you read any economy using five structural variables, without needing to track every headline.
About the Document
The System Explainer
The System Explainer introduces the five structural variables used in every BTI Reports country brief: Anchor, Demand, Circulation, Constraints and Integrity Signals. The first four describe how an economy generates, moves and limits capital. The fifth tests whether that structure still operates as described. The document is five pages. It is the foundation for everything published on this platform.