---
entity_slug: bank_monetary_policy
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:43:08.632105'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly delineates bank monetary policy as specific practices
    around note issuance, credit extension, and reserves, with concrete examples like
    discounting and cash accounts. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct operational
    concept 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 detailed analysis in Book
    II, Chapter 2, where he extensively examines bank operations, note circulation,
    discounting practices, and the policy decisions banks must make. The specific
    elements mentioned (discounting, cash accounts, note circulation) are all explicitly
    discussed by Smith.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Regulation" domain assignment is highly appropriate, as Smith's
    analysis focuses on how banks must regulate their own operations and the broader
    regulatory implications of their policy choices. This is fundamentally about institutional
    governance and control mechanisms.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to VSM System 3 (internal regulation) as it concerns
    how banks internally manage and control their operations to maintain stability.
    It also has elements of S4 (intelligence) in how banks must adapt their policies
    to environmental conditions and economic needs.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity illuminates important structural mechanisms about how banks
    maintain stability while serving economic functions, revealing the trade-offs
    and decision-making processes that Smith analyzes. It goes beyond surface description
    to capture the regulatory dynamics that Smith sees as crucial to banking operations.
---

# Evaluation: Bank Monetary Policy

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly delineates bank monetary policy as specific practices around note issuance, credit extension, and reserves, with concrete examples like discounting and cash accounts. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct operational concept rather than a vague umbrella term.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's detailed analysis in Book II, Chapter 2, where he extensively examines bank operations, note circulation, discounting practices, and the policy decisions banks must make. The specific elements mentioned (discounting, cash accounts, note circulation) are all explicitly discussed by Smith.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain assignment is highly appropriate, as Smith's analysis focuses on how banks must regulate their own operations and the broader regulatory implications of their policy choices. This is fundamentally about institutional governance and control mechanisms.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to VSM System 3 (internal regulation) as it concerns how banks internally manage and control their operations to maintain stability. It also has elements of S4 (intelligence) in how banks must adapt their policies to environmental conditions and economic needs.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates important structural mechanisms about how banks maintain stability while serving economic functions, revealing the trade-offs and decision-making processes that Smith analyzes. It goes beyond surface description to capture the regulatory dynamics that Smith sees as crucial to banking operations.
