---
entity_slug: inland_parts_of_the_country
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:37:31.142426'
overall_score: 3.8
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes inland regions from coastal areas
    based on specific criteria (distance from sea-coasts and navigable rivers, limited
    market access, higher transportation costs). It avoids circularity and captures
    a geographically and economically distinct concept.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    3, where he explicitly discusses how "industry and improvements in art are much
    later in extending themselves into the inland parts of the country" due to market
    limitations. The definition accurately reflects Smith's actual argument.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is appropriate since Smith discusses
    how inland areas develop industry and division of labour later than coastal regions.
    However, it could also fit in a "Markets" or "Geography" domain given its focus
    on market access and spatial economics.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity represents a geographical/spatial category rather than a
    functional system component. While inland regions might contain VSM systems, the
    concept itself doesn't naturally map to any specific VSM system (S1-S5) as it's
    more about location than organizational function.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism
    through which geography affects economic development - specifically how distance
    from transportation networks limits market size and thus constrains the division
    of labour. It reveals a structural relationship between space, markets, and economic
    development.
---

# Evaluation: Inland Parts Of The Country

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes inland regions from coastal areas based on specific criteria (distance from sea-coasts and navigable rivers, limited market access, higher transportation costs). It avoids circularity and captures a geographically and economically distinct concept.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 3, where he explicitly discusses how "industry and improvements in art are much later in extending themselves into the inland parts of the country" due to market limitations. The definition accurately reflects Smith's actual argument.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is appropriate since Smith discusses how inland areas develop industry and division of labour later than coastal regions. However, it could also fit in a "Markets" or "Geography" domain given its focus on market access and spatial economics.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity represents a geographical/spatial category rather than a functional system component. While inland regions might contain VSM systems, the concept itself doesn't naturally map to any specific VSM system (S1-S5) as it's more about location than organizational function.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides genuine explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism through which geography affects economic development - specifically how distance from transportation networks limits market size and thus constrains the division of labour. It reveals a structural relationship between space, markets, and economic development.
