---
entity_slug: state_or_commonwealth_revenue
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:25:09.549595'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies state revenue as financial resources
    for governmental purposes through specific mechanisms (taxation, trade duties,
    etc.). It avoids circularity and distinguishes this concept from private wealth
    or individual income.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit discussion of state
    revenue as one of the two fundamental objectives of political economy in Book
    IV. Smith extensively analyzes various forms of public revenue throughout the
    work.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Regulation" domain is appropriate since state revenue is fundamentally
    about the governmental capacity to regulate and provide public services. This
    represents the institutional framework within which economic activity occurs.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation) as it represents the
    resource base that enables governmental oversight and control functions. It also
    connects to S5 (identity/policy) as revenue capacity determines what governmental
    identity and policies are viable.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity illuminates a crucial structural relationship between economic
    systems and state capacity - how wealth generation translates into governmental
    capability. This reveals the mechanism by which economic success enables effective
    governance and public services.
---

# Evaluation: State Or Commonwealth Revenue

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies state revenue as financial resources for governmental purposes through specific mechanisms (taxation, trade duties, etc.). It avoids circularity and distinguishes this concept from private wealth or individual income.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit discussion of state revenue as one of the two fundamental objectives of political economy in Book IV. Smith extensively analyzes various forms of public revenue throughout the work.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain is appropriate since state revenue is fundamentally about the governmental capacity to regulate and provide public services. This represents the institutional framework within which economic activity occurs.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S3 (internal regulation) as it represents the resource base that enables governmental oversight and control functions. It also connects to S5 (identity/policy) as revenue capacity determines what governmental identity and policies are viable.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates a crucial structural relationship between economic systems and state capacity - how wealth generation translates into governmental capability. This reveals the mechanism by which economic success enables effective governance and public services.
