---
entity_slug: colony_economic_system_coordination
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T04:53:16.692148'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition identifies three specific mechanisms (market forces, transportation
    networks, regulatory frameworks) which provides some precision, but "integration
    and harmonized" remains somewhat vague. The concept captures coordination broadly
    rather than a distinct, well-bounded mechanism.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Smith does explicitly discuss how colonial economies coordinate through
    market processes and critiques artificial coordination through restrictive policies
    in Book V, Chapter 3. The entity accurately reflects his analysis of natural versus
    imposed coordination mechanisms.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since coordination mechanisms
    fundamentally concern how different economic actors and activities connect and
    interact through various forms of exchange. This fits perfectly within Smith''s
    analysis of market coordination.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps directly to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) in the
    VSM, which handles coordination between operational units and prevents conflicts.
    The focus on "integration and harmonization" of different economic parts is precisely
    what S2 addresses.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in Smith's analysis
    - how colonial economies achieve coordination through natural market processes
    versus artificial regulation. This provides genuine insight into the functioning
    of colonial economic systems rather than merely labeling a surface phenomenon.
---

# Evaluation: Colony Economic System Coordination

## definition_precision — 3.0 / 5.0

The definition identifies three specific mechanisms (market forces, transportation networks, regulatory frameworks) which provides some precision, but "integration and harmonized" remains somewhat vague. The concept captures coordination broadly rather than a distinct, well-bounded mechanism.

## source_grounding — 4.0 / 5.0

Smith does explicitly discuss how colonial economies coordinate through market processes and critiques artificial coordination through restrictive policies in Book V, Chapter 3. The entity accurately reflects his analysis of natural versus imposed coordination mechanisms.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Exchange" is the correct domain placement since coordination mechanisms fundamentally concern how different economic actors and activities connect and interact through various forms of exchange. This fits perfectly within Smith's analysis of market coordination.

## vsm_relevance — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity maps directly to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) in the VSM, which handles coordination between operational units and prevents conflicts. The focus on "integration and harmonization" of different economic parts is precisely what S2 addresses.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important structural mechanism in Smith's analysis - how colonial economies achieve coordination through natural market processes versus artificial regulation. This provides genuine insight into the functioning of colonial economic systems rather than merely labeling a surface phenomenon.
