---
entity_slug: economic_system_actor
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:12:14.020874'
overall_score: 2.0
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "individuals,
    organizations, and entities" without clear boundaries or distinguishing characteristics.
    It reads more like a general category than a precise concept that captures a distinct
    analytical unit.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith certainly discusses various economic actors throughout The
    Wealth of Nations, this entity appears to be a modern analytical construct rather
    than a concept Smith explicitly develops. The attribution to "Book IV, Chapter
    0" is problematic since Book IV doesn't have a Chapter 0, and the definition seems
    to impose contemporary frameworks on Smith's text.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad nature of this entity,
    though the vagueness of the concept makes any domain placement somewhat arbitrary.
    The entity is too abstract to clearly belong to a more specific economic domain.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is far too abstract and general to map meaningfully to any
    specific VSM system - it could theoretically encompass actors across all systems
    S1-S5. The concept lacks the structural specificity needed for useful VSM mapping.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides minimal explanatory power beyond simply naming the
    obvious fact that economic systems have participants. It doesn't illuminate specific
    mechanisms, relationships, or structural dynamics that would advance understanding
    of Smith's political economy.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Actor

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "individuals, organizations, and entities" without clear boundaries or distinguishing characteristics. It reads more like a general category than a precise concept that captures a distinct analytical unit.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith certainly discusses various economic actors throughout The Wealth of Nations, this entity appears to be a modern analytical construct rather than a concept Smith explicitly develops. The attribution to "Book IV, Chapter 0" is problematic since Book IV doesn't have a Chapter 0, and the definition seems to impose contemporary frameworks on Smith's text.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad nature of this entity, though the vagueness of the concept makes any domain placement somewhat arbitrary. The entity is too abstract to clearly belong to a more specific economic domain.

## vsm_relevance — 1.0 / 5.0

This entity is far too abstract and general to map meaningfully to any specific VSM system - it could theoretically encompass actors across all systems S1-S5. The concept lacks the structural specificity needed for useful VSM mapping.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

The entity provides minimal explanatory power beyond simply naming the obvious fact that economic systems have participants. It doesn't illuminate specific mechanisms, relationships, or structural dynamics that would advance understanding of Smith's political economy.
