---
entity_slug: market_integration_timeline
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:46:09.133549'
overall_score: 4.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly articulates a specific temporal sequence of market
    integration based on geographic and transportation factors. It avoids circularity
    and captures a distinct developmental pattern rather than being a vague umbrella
    term.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit description from
    Book I, Chapter 3 about how industry begins where water-carriage opens markets
    and only later extends to inland areas. The temporal sequence described is clearly
    stated in the source text.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate since this concept deals
    with how markets expand geographically and temporally, which is fundamentally
    about the mechanisms and patterns of exchange relationships. No other domain would
    be more suitable.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it describes how economic systems adapt to and exploit environmental advantages
    like waterways for market expansion. It also has some relevance to S1 as it describes
    the sequence of primary operations development.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the structural
    mechanism behind uneven economic development patterns. It explains why certain
    regions develop commercially before others based on transportation infrastructure
    and market access, revealing an underlying economic logic.
---

# Evaluation: Market Integration Timeline

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly articulates a specific temporal sequence of market integration based on geographic and transportation factors. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct developmental pattern rather than being a vague umbrella term.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit description from Book I, Chapter 3 about how industry begins where water-carriage opens markets and only later extends to inland areas. The temporal sequence described is clearly stated in the source text.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate since this concept deals with how markets expand geographically and temporally, which is fundamentally about the mechanisms and patterns of exchange relationships. No other domain would be more suitable.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it describes how economic systems adapt to and exploit environmental advantages like waterways for market expansion. It also has some relevance to S1 as it describes the sequence of primary operations development.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the structural mechanism behind uneven economic development patterns. It explains why certain regions develop commercially before others based on transportation infrastructure and market access, revealing an underlying economic logic.
