---
entity_slug: economic_system_change_agent
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:13:33.696760'
overall_score: 2.0
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "individuals,
    groups, or forces" without clear boundaries. It lacks precision in distinguishing
    between different types of change agents or specifying what constitutes meaningful
    economic system change versus routine adjustments.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss different economic systems and their evolution,
    he does not explicitly theorize about "change agents" as a distinct category of
    actors. This appears to impose modern social science terminology onto Smith's
    work rather than emerging from his actual analysis.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad conceptual nature, though
    the entity is so abstract it could arguably fit in multiple domains. The placement
    is reasonable but reflects the entity''s lack of specificity rather than clear
    thematic grounding.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is too abstract and diffuse to map meaningfully to any specific
    VSM system, as it could theoretically operate across all systems depending on
    the type of change being initiated. It lacks the structural specificity needed
    for VSM analysis.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity names a general phenomenon but provides little explanatory
    power about how economic change actually occurs or what mechanisms drive system
    transformation. It remains at the surface level without illuminating underlying
    structural relations or processes.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Change Agent

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "individuals, groups, or forces" without clear boundaries. It lacks precision in distinguishing between different types of change agents or specifying what constitutes meaningful economic system change versus routine adjustments.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss different economic systems and their evolution, he does not explicitly theorize about "change agents" as a distinct category of actors. This appears to impose modern social science terminology onto Smith's work rather than emerging from his actual analysis.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad conceptual nature, though the entity is so abstract it could arguably fit in multiple domains. The placement is reasonable but reflects the entity's lack of specificity rather than clear thematic grounding.

## vsm_relevance — 1.0 / 5.0

This entity is too abstract and diffuse to map meaningfully to any specific VSM system, as it could theoretically operate across all systems depending on the type of change being initiated. It lacks the structural specificity needed for VSM analysis.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

The entity names a general phenomenon but provides little explanatory power about how economic change actually occurs or what mechanisms drive system transformation. It remains at the surface level without illuminating underlying structural relations or processes.
