---
entity_slug: thriving_country
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:31:40.123451'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is quite precise, clearly specifying the mechanism of
    continual wealth increase creating labor competition that drives wages above subsistence
    levels. It avoids circularity by explaining the causal chain from population/fund
    growth to wage increases.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis in Book I, Chapter
    8, where he explicitly discusses how continual increase in national wealth leads
    to competition for workers and higher wages, using North America as his prime
    example. The entity accurately reflects Smith's theoretical framework.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement as this represents
    a fundamental theoretical state in Smith''s economic system rather than a specific
    mechanism or policy. It describes a macro-economic condition that underlies other
    economic phenomena.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance, potentially mapping to S4 (intelligence/adaptation)
    as it represents a systemic response to environmental conditions, but it's more
    of a descriptive state than an active system function. It could also relate to
    S1 as a condition of primary economic operations.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides strong explanatory value by illuminating the structural
    relationship between wealth accumulation, population growth, labor demand, and
    wage levels. It explains a key mechanism in Smith's theory of how economic growth
    benefits workers, not just a surface description.
---

# Evaluation: Thriving Country

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is quite precise, clearly specifying the mechanism of continual wealth increase creating labor competition that drives wages above subsistence levels. It avoids circularity by explaining the causal chain from population/fund growth to wage increases.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis in Book I, Chapter 8, where he explicitly discusses how continual increase in national wealth leads to competition for workers and higher wages, using North America as his prime example. The entity accurately reflects Smith's theoretical framework.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is the appropriate domain placement as this represents a fundamental theoretical state in Smith's economic system rather than a specific mechanism or policy. It describes a macro-economic condition that underlies other economic phenomena.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, potentially mapping to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as it represents a systemic response to environmental conditions, but it's more of a descriptive state than an active system function. It could also relate to S1 as a condition of primary economic operations.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides strong explanatory value by illuminating the structural relationship between wealth accumulation, population growth, labor demand, and wage levels. It explains a key mechanism in Smith's theory of how economic growth benefits workers, not just a surface description.
