---
entity_slug: society_s_general_stock
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:22:40.380997'
overall_score: 4.0
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is clear and precise, establishing that society's general
    stock is the aggregate of all individual stocks and divides into the same three
    categories (consumption, fixed capital, circulating capital). It avoids circularity
    by building on the previously established concept of individual stock.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Book II, Chapter 1 of The Wealth
    of Nations, where Smith explicitly extends his analysis from individual stock
    to the aggregate stock of society. The three-part division is a central organizing
    principle in Smith's capital theory.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement as this concept
    represents a fundamental theoretical framework that underlies Smith''s entire
    analysis of national wealth and capital formation. It''s a foundational macroeconomic
    concept rather than a specific mechanism.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is too abstract and foundational to map naturally to specific
    VSM systems. It represents the total resource base of the economic system rather
    than any particular operational, regulatory, or intelligence function within the
    viable system framework.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory value by establishing the
    conceptual bridge between individual economic behavior and national economic analysis.
    It illuminates how aggregate wealth formation follows the same structural principles
    as individual wealth, enabling systematic analysis of national economic development.
---

# Evaluation: Society S General Stock

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is clear and precise, establishing that society's general stock is the aggregate of all individual stocks and divides into the same three categories (consumption, fixed capital, circulating capital). It avoids circularity by building on the previously established concept of individual stock.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Book II, Chapter 1 of The Wealth of Nations, where Smith explicitly extends his analysis from individual stock to the aggregate stock of society. The three-part division is a central organizing principle in Smith's capital theory.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement as this concept represents a fundamental theoretical framework that underlies Smith's entire analysis of national wealth and capital formation. It's a foundational macroeconomic concept rather than a specific mechanism.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity is too abstract and foundational to map naturally to specific VSM systems. It represents the total resource base of the economic system rather than any particular operational, regulatory, or intelligence function within the viable system framework.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory value by establishing the conceptual bridge between individual economic behavior and national economic analysis. It illuminates how aggregate wealth formation follows the same structural principles as individual wealth, enabling systematic analysis of national economic development.
