---
entity_slug: exportation_bounty
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:26:04.039244'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly identifies exportation bounty as a specific government
    subsidy mechanism for grain exports with distinct characteristics (supporting
    prices, encouraging production through export profitability). The definition is
    precise and non-circular, though it could be slightly more specific about the
    payment structure.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's detailed analysis in Book
    I, Chapter 11, where he extensively examines the bounty on corn exportation and
    its economic effects. Smith provides substantial discussion of this specific policy
    mechanism and its consequences.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Regulation" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as exportation
    bounties represent a clear form of government market intervention through regulatory
    policy. This fits perfectly within the broader category of economic regulation
    that Smith analyzes.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps reasonably well to S3 (internal regulation) as a government
    control mechanism, and potentially to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as a policy
    response to market conditions. However, it's primarily a specific policy tool
    rather than a fundamental system component.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity provides strong explanatory value by illuminating a specific
    mechanism of government market intervention and its unintended consequences (raising
    domestic prices, potentially discouraging production). It reveals important structural
    relationships between policy tools and market outcomes that Smith analyzes.
---

# Evaluation: Exportation Bounty

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly identifies exportation bounty as a specific government subsidy mechanism for grain exports with distinct characteristics (supporting prices, encouraging production through export profitability). The definition is precise and non-circular, though it could be slightly more specific about the payment structure.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's detailed analysis in Book I, Chapter 11, where he extensively examines the bounty on corn exportation and its economic effects. Smith provides substantial discussion of this specific policy mechanism and its consequences.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Regulation" domain assignment is entirely appropriate, as exportation bounties represent a clear form of government market intervention through regulatory policy. This fits perfectly within the broader category of economic regulation that Smith analyzes.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity maps reasonably well to S3 (internal regulation) as a government control mechanism, and potentially to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as a policy response to market conditions. However, it's primarily a specific policy tool rather than a fundamental system component.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity provides strong explanatory value by illuminating a specific mechanism of government market intervention and its unintended consequences (raising domestic prices, potentially discouraging production). It reveals important structural relationships between policy tools and market outcomes that Smith analyzes.
