---
entity_slug: three_original_sources_of_revenue
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:31:19.785171'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies three distinct sources (wages, profits,
    rent) and their origins (labour, stock, land), avoiding circularity. It could
    be slightly more precise about what constitutes "stock" in Smith's terminology,
    but the core concept is well-defined.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 6, where
    he explicitly identifies these three sources as the fundamental origins of all
    revenue. The entity accurately reflects Smith's own analytical framework without
    introducing external concepts.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Distribution" is the correct domain placement, as this concept deals
    with how economic output is distributed among different factors of production.
    This is a core distributional theory rather than production, exchange, or consumption.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is too abstract and foundational to map naturally to specific
    VSM systems. It represents basic economic categories rather than operational,
    regulatory, or intelligence functions that would correspond to S1-S5.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides fundamental explanatory power by establishing the
    basic structure of how all economic income is generated and distributed. It illuminates
    the underlying mechanism of revenue generation rather than merely describing surface
    phenomena.
---

# Evaluation: Three Original Sources Of Revenue

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies three distinct sources (wages, profits, rent) and their origins (labour, stock, land), avoiding circularity. It could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "stock" in Smith's terminology, but the core concept is well-defined.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 6, where he explicitly identifies these three sources as the fundamental origins of all revenue. The entity accurately reflects Smith's own analytical framework without introducing external concepts.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Distribution" is the correct domain placement, as this concept deals with how economic output is distributed among different factors of production. This is a core distributional theory rather than production, exchange, or consumption.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity is too abstract and foundational to map naturally to specific VSM systems. It represents basic economic categories rather than operational, regulatory, or intelligence functions that would correspond to S1-S5.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides fundamental explanatory power by establishing the basic structure of how all economic income is generated and distributed. It illuminates the underlying mechanism of revenue generation rather than merely describing surface phenomena.
