---
entity_slug: natural_balance_of_employments
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:57:54.638449'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly articulates a distinct concept of spontaneous
    equilibrium among economic activities based on market signals rather than artificial
    interventions. It avoids circularity and provides specific criteria (profitability,
    resource requirements, market demands) that distinguish this balance from other
    forms of economic coordination.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of drawbacks in
    Book IV, Chapter 4, where he explicitly argues that such policies preserve the
    "natural balance" that would emerge without tax distortions. The concept reflects
    Smith's core belief in spontaneous market equilibrium that appears throughout
    The Wealth of Nations.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Distribution" is appropriate since this concept concerns how capital
    and labor are allocated across different sectors and employments. While it could
    also fit under "Market Mechanisms," the distributional aspect of resources among
    competing uses justifies the current placement.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps most naturally to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation)
    as it describes how market forces coordinate different activities and prevent
    excessive oscillation between sectors. However, it also has elements of S3 (internal
    regulation) in terms of self-regulating market mechanisms, making it somewhat
    distributed across VSM systems.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "This entity illuminates a fundamental mechanism in Smith's economic\
    \ theory\u2014how markets spontaneously coordinate complex economic activities\
    \ without central planning. It explains the structural relationship between market\
    \ signals, resource allocation, and economic efficiency that underlies much of\
    \ Smith's policy analysis."
---

# Evaluation: Natural Balance Of Employments

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly articulates a distinct concept of spontaneous equilibrium among economic activities based on market signals rather than artificial interventions. It avoids circularity and provides specific criteria (profitability, resource requirements, market demands) that distinguish this balance from other forms of economic coordination.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's discussion of drawbacks in Book IV, Chapter 4, where he explicitly argues that such policies preserve the "natural balance" that would emerge without tax distortions. The concept reflects Smith's core belief in spontaneous market equilibrium that appears throughout The Wealth of Nations.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

"Distribution" is appropriate since this concept concerns how capital and labor are allocated across different sectors and employments. While it could also fit under "Market Mechanisms," the distributional aspect of resources among competing uses justifies the current placement.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity maps most naturally to S2 (coordination/anti-oscillation) as it describes how market forces coordinate different activities and prevent excessive oscillation between sectors. However, it also has elements of S3 (internal regulation) in terms of self-regulating market mechanisms, making it somewhat distributed across VSM systems.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity illuminates a fundamental mechanism in Smith's economic theory—how markets spontaneously coordinate complex economic activities without central planning. It explains the structural relationship between market signals, resource allocation, and economic efficiency that underlies much of Smith's policy analysis.
