---
entity_slug: agricultural_market_access_development_prerequisites
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:27:44.346297'
overall_score: 4.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies specific institutional components (property
    rights, free trade, transportation, price information) rather than using vague
    terms. It avoids circularity by defining prerequisites in terms of concrete institutional
    elements rather than referencing the outcome they enable.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is well-grounded in Smith's analysis in Book III, Chapter
    2, where he explicitly discusses how the absence of secure property rights, restrictions
    on trade, poor transportation, and lack of market information hindered agricultural
    development in medieval Europe. The entity accurately reflects Smith's institutional
    analysis.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since these prerequisites
    fundamentally concern the institutional conditions that enable market transactions
    and commercial relationships. The entity focuses on the framework that makes exchange
    possible rather than production processes themselves.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it concerns the institutional intelligence infrastructure needed for market coordination,
    and partially to S2 (coordination) regarding the mechanisms that prevent market
    oscillations and failures. The prerequisites represent essential systemic capabilities.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by identifying the
    structural institutional conditions that Smith argues are necessary for agricultural
    market development. It illuminates why certain historical periods failed to achieve
    agricultural progress despite having the technical knowledge to do so.
---

# Evaluation: Agricultural Market Access Development Prerequisites

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies specific institutional components (property rights, free trade, transportation, price information) rather than using vague terms. It avoids circularity by defining prerequisites in terms of concrete institutional elements rather than referencing the outcome they enable.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is well-grounded in Smith's analysis in Book III, Chapter 2, where he explicitly discusses how the absence of secure property rights, restrictions on trade, poor transportation, and lack of market information hindered agricultural development in medieval Europe. The entity accurately reflects Smith's institutional analysis.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since these prerequisites fundamentally concern the institutional conditions that enable market transactions and commercial relationships. The entity focuses on the framework that makes exchange possible rather than production processes themselves.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it concerns the institutional intelligence infrastructure needed for market coordination, and partially to S2 (coordination) regarding the mechanisms that prevent market oscillations and failures. The prerequisites represent essential systemic capabilities.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by identifying the structural institutional conditions that Smith argues are necessary for agricultural market development. It illuminates why certain historical periods failed to achieve agricultural progress despite having the technical knowledge to do so.
