---
entity_slug: economic_system_standard
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:20:54.653181'
overall_score: 1.8
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and vague, essentially describing any
    evaluative framework for economic systems without identifying specific characteristics
    or boundaries. It reads more like a generic description of "standards in general"
    rather than capturing a distinct, well-defined concept.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity claims to derive from "Book IV, Chapter 0" which doesn't exist
    (Book IV begins with Chapter 1), and the definition appears to impose modern framework
    thinking onto Smith's work rather than emerging from his actual text. Smith discusses
    specific economic arrangements and policies but doesn't articulate a meta-theory
    of "economic system standards" as defined here.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate given the abstract nature of the concept,
    though the entity is so broadly defined that it could arguably belong in multiple
    domains. The domain assignment is reasonable but doesn''t add much clarity given
    the entity''s vagueness.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While standards and evaluation criteria could theoretically relate to
    S3 (internal regulation/audit) or S5 (identity/policy), this entity is too abstract
    and poorly defined to map meaningfully to any specific VSM system. It lacks the
    operational specificity needed for effective VSM integration.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides no genuine explanatory power about how economic systems
    actually function or what mechanisms drive their effectiveness. It merely labels
    the general concept of having standards without illuminating any particular economic
    relationships or structures that Smith identified.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Standard

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and vague, essentially describing any evaluative framework for economic systems without identifying specific characteristics or boundaries. It reads more like a generic description of "standards in general" rather than capturing a distinct, well-defined concept.

## source_grounding — 1.0 / 5.0

The entity claims to derive from "Book IV, Chapter 0" which doesn't exist (Book IV begins with Chapter 1), and the definition appears to impose modern framework thinking onto Smith's work rather than emerging from his actual text. Smith discusses specific economic arrangements and policies but doesn't articulate a meta-theory of "economic system standards" as defined here.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is appropriate given the abstract nature of the concept, though the entity is so broadly defined that it could arguably belong in multiple domains. The domain assignment is reasonable but doesn't add much clarity given the entity's vagueness.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

While standards and evaluation criteria could theoretically relate to S3 (internal regulation/audit) or S5 (identity/policy), this entity is too abstract and poorly defined to map meaningfully to any specific VSM system. It lacks the operational specificity needed for effective VSM integration.

## explanatory_value — 1.0 / 5.0

The entity provides no genuine explanatory power about how economic systems actually function or what mechanisms drive their effectiveness. It merely labels the general concept of having standards without illuminating any particular economic relationships or structures that Smith identified.
