---
entity_slug: accumulation_of_stock
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:11:52.068938'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes accumulation of stock as a specific
    economic process that enables employment of others and commercial ventures, marking
    a transition between economic stages. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct
    concept, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "stock."
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    6, where he explicitly discusses how accumulated stock enables profits and the
    employment of labor. The concept is central to Smith's analysis of how primitive
    economies transition to more complex commercial societies.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Accumulation" domain is perfectly appropriate for this entity, as
    it deals specifically with the gathering and concentration of wealth/capital.
    This is a fundamental economic process that deserves its own conceptual category
    in Smith's framework.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has some relevance to VSM as it relates to resource allocation
    and operational capacity (S1) and potentially strategic development (S4), but
    it's more of a foundational economic condition than a specific system function.
    It's somewhat abstract for direct VSM mapping.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating the
    fundamental mechanism that enables the transition from simple to complex economies
    and the emergence of profit as a price component. It explains a crucial structural
    transformation in economic organization.
---

# Evaluation: Accumulation Of Stock

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes accumulation of stock as a specific economic process that enables employment of others and commercial ventures, marking a transition between economic stages. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct concept, though it could be slightly more precise about what constitutes "stock."

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 6, where he explicitly discusses how accumulated stock enables profits and the employment of labor. The concept is central to Smith's analysis of how primitive economies transition to more complex commercial societies.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Accumulation" domain is perfectly appropriate for this entity, as it deals specifically with the gathering and concentration of wealth/capital. This is a fundamental economic process that deserves its own conceptual category in Smith's framework.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has some relevance to VSM as it relates to resource allocation and operational capacity (S1) and potentially strategic development (S4), but it's more of a foundational economic condition than a specific system function. It's somewhat abstract for direct VSM mapping.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating the fundamental mechanism that enables the transition from simple to complex economies and the emergence of profit as a price component. It explains a crucial structural transformation in economic organization.
