---
entity_slug: revenue_or_subsistence_for_the_people
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:18:53.142121'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes between enabling people to provide
    for themselves versus directly supplying their needs, capturing a distinct concept
    about economic self-sufficiency. It avoids circularity and identifies a specific
    approach to economic provision.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This directly reflects Smith's explicit statement of the first objective
    of political economy in Book IV's introduction. The emphasis on enabling self-provision
    rather than direct supply is authentically grounded in Smith's text and philosophy.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Distribution" is appropriate since this concerns how economic resources
    and opportunities are allocated to enable people to sustain themselves. However,
    it could arguably also fit in a broader "Political Economy Objectives" domain
    given its foundational nature.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This maps clearly to S5 (identity/policy) as it represents a fundamental
    policy objective that defines the purpose and identity of the economic system.
    It establishes what the system exists to achieve at the highest level.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "This entity illuminates a key structural principle about how economic\
    \ systems should operate\u2014through empowerment rather than dependency\u2014\
    which has significant implications for understanding Smith's broader theoretical\
    \ framework. It reveals an important mechanism for achieving economic welfare."
---

# Evaluation: Revenue Or Subsistence For The People

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes between enabling people to provide for themselves versus directly supplying their needs, capturing a distinct concept about economic self-sufficiency. It avoids circularity and identifies a specific approach to economic provision.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This directly reflects Smith's explicit statement of the first objective of political economy in Book IV's introduction. The emphasis on enabling self-provision rather than direct supply is authentically grounded in Smith's text and philosophy.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

"Distribution" is appropriate since this concerns how economic resources and opportunities are allocated to enable people to sustain themselves. However, it could arguably also fit in a broader "Political Economy Objectives" domain given its foundational nature.

## vsm_relevance — 5.0 / 5.0

This maps clearly to S5 (identity/policy) as it represents a fundamental policy objective that defines the purpose and identity of the economic system. It establishes what the system exists to achieve at the highest level.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity illuminates a key structural principle about how economic systems should operate—through empowerment rather than dependency—which has significant implications for understanding Smith's broader theoretical framework. It reveals an important mechanism for achieving economic welfare.
