---
entity_slug: market_based_specialisation
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:44:30.047421'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes market-based specialisation from
    self-sufficiency and identifies the key enabling condition (sufficient market
    extent). It captures a distinct economic pattern rather than being vague or circular.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's Chapter 3, which explicitly
    demonstrates how market size determines the degree of specialisation possible,
    from subsistence farmers to urban artisans. The concept emerges naturally from
    Smith's own examples and reasoning.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Production" is the correct domain assignment since this concept fundamentally
    concerns how goods and services are produced and organized within an economy.
    The specialisation pattern directly shapes productive activities.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has some VSM relevance as it relates to how S1 operations
    might be organized and coordinated (S2), but it's more of a general economic organizing
    principle than a clear fit for any specific VSM system. It operates at a level
    that spans multiple systems.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating the
    fundamental mechanism linking market size to economic organization. It explains
    why certain production patterns emerge and helps predict how economic structures
    will develop based on market conditions.
---

# Evaluation: Market Based Specialisation

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes market-based specialisation from self-sufficiency and identifies the key enabling condition (sufficient market extent). It captures a distinct economic pattern rather than being vague or circular.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's Chapter 3, which explicitly demonstrates how market size determines the degree of specialisation possible, from subsistence farmers to urban artisans. The concept emerges naturally from Smith's own examples and reasoning.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Production" is the correct domain assignment since this concept fundamentally concerns how goods and services are produced and organized within an economy. The specialisation pattern directly shapes productive activities.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has some VSM relevance as it relates to how S1 operations might be organized and coordinated (S2), but it's more of a general economic organizing principle than a clear fit for any specific VSM system. It operates at a level that spans multiple systems.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating the fundamental mechanism linking market size to economic organization. It explains why certain production patterns emerge and helps predict how economic structures will develop based on market conditions.
