---
entity_slug: division_of_labour_advantage
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:06:57.750254'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly captures a specific economic mechanism - the comparative
    advantage gained through specialization where rural producers can obtain manufactured
    goods more efficiently through exchange than direct production. The concept is
    well-bounded and non-circular, though it could be slightly more precise about
    the measurement of "smaller quantity of labour."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis of town-country
    commercial relationships in Book III, Chapter 1, where he explicitly discusses
    how division of labour creates mutual advantages and allows each party to obtain
    goods more efficiently through exchange than through direct production.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this concept
    deals fundamentally with how goods are produced and the efficiency gains from
    specialized production methods. It sits at the core of Smith's production theory.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S1 (primary
    operations) as it describes how productive activities are organized and coordinated.
    However, it also touches on S4 (intelligence) regarding how economic actors adapt
    to environmental opportunities for exchange.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating the
    fundamental mechanism that drives economic exchange and specialization - it explains
    why trade occurs and how both parties benefit, making it a key structural principle
    rather than just a surface observation.
---

# Evaluation: Division Of Labour Advantage

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly captures a specific economic mechanism - the comparative advantage gained through specialization where rural producers can obtain manufactured goods more efficiently through exchange than direct production. The concept is well-bounded and non-circular, though it could be slightly more precise about the measurement of "smaller quantity of labour."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis of town-country commercial relationships in Book III, Chapter 1, where he explicitly discusses how division of labour creates mutual advantages and allows each party to obtain goods more efficiently through exchange than through direct production.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as this concept deals fundamentally with how goods are produced and the efficiency gains from specialized production methods. It sits at the core of Smith's production theory.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S1 (primary operations) as it describes how productive activities are organized and coordinated. However, it also touches on S4 (intelligence) regarding how economic actors adapt to environmental opportunities for exchange.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating the fundamental mechanism that drives economic exchange and specialization - it explains why trade occurs and how both parties benefit, making it a key structural principle rather than just a surface observation.
