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entity_slug: import_restraint
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:36:00.745798'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies import restraints as government policies
    limiting foreign goods through specific mechanisms (tariffs, quotas, bans). It
    avoids circularity and captures a distinct policy category rather than a vague
    umbrella term.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text, specifically identified
    as the "second major category of mercantile policy" from Book IV, Chapter 1. The
    context accurately reflects Smith's critique of these policies as harmful to national
    wealth.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Regulation" domain assignment is precisely correct, as import restraints
    are quintessentially regulatory policies that government uses to control market
    access. This fits perfectly within the economic policy framework Smith analyzes.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Import restraints map naturally to S3 (internal regulation) as they represent
    government control mechanisms over economic flows, and potentially to S4 (intelligence/adaptation)
    as responses to perceived external threats. The regulatory nature makes VSM placement
    clear and meaningful.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity illuminates a key structural mechanism in Smith's critique
    of mercantilism, showing how government intervention disrupts natural market processes
    and international division of labor. It explains both the policy tool and its
    economic consequences within Smith's theoretical framework.
---

# Evaluation: Import Restraint

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies import restraints as government policies limiting foreign goods through specific mechanisms (tariffs, quotas, bans). It avoids circularity and captures a distinct policy category rather than a vague umbrella term.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text, specifically identified as the "second major category of mercantile policy" from Book IV, Chapter 1. The context accurately reflects Smith's critique of these policies as harmful to national wealth.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain assignment is precisely correct, as import restraints are quintessentially regulatory policies that government uses to control market access. This fits perfectly within the economic policy framework Smith analyzes.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

Import restraints map naturally to S3 (internal regulation) as they represent government control mechanisms over economic flows, and potentially to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as responses to perceived external threats. The regulatory nature makes VSM placement clear and meaningful.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity illuminates a key structural mechanism in Smith's critique of mercantilism, showing how government intervention disrupts natural market processes and international division of labor. It explains both the policy tool and its economic consequences within Smith's theoretical framework.
