---
entity_slug: bank_economic_contribution
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:38:25.785555'
overall_score: 2.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, essentially describing
    "all the ways banks help the economy" rather than capturing a distinct, bounded
    concept. It lacks precision by lumping together disparate mechanisms (capital
    allocation, transaction facilitation, risk management) under a vague "overall
    impact" framing.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss banking's economic benefits in Book II, Chapter
    2, this entity appears to be a modern analytical construct that aggregates his
    observations rather than reflecting a specific concept he articulated. Smith examines
    particular banking functions and their effects, but doesn't present a unified
    theory of "bank economic contribution" as such.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Accumulation" domain placement is appropriate since Smith's discussion
    of banking in Book II, Chapter 2 focuses on how banks facilitate capital formation
    and productive investment. Banking's role in channeling savings into productive
    uses aligns well with the accumulation theme.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is too abstract and aggregated to map meaningfully to specific
    VSM systems, as it encompasses functions that would span multiple systems (S1
    operations, S2 coordination, S4 intelligence). The broad "overall impact" framing
    makes it VSM-neutral rather than illuminating particular systemic functions.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides little explanatory power beyond naming the general
    fact that banks contribute to economic development. It doesn't illuminate specific
    mechanisms or structural relations that would help understand how banking actually
    works within Smith's economic framework.
---

# Evaluation: Bank Economic Contribution

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, essentially describing "all the ways banks help the economy" rather than capturing a distinct, bounded concept. It lacks precision by lumping together disparate mechanisms (capital allocation, transaction facilitation, risk management) under a vague "overall impact" framing.

## source_grounding — 3.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss banking's economic benefits in Book II, Chapter 2, this entity appears to be a modern analytical construct that aggregates his observations rather than reflecting a specific concept he articulated. Smith examines particular banking functions and their effects, but doesn't present a unified theory of "bank economic contribution" as such.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

The "Accumulation" domain placement is appropriate since Smith's discussion of banking in Book II, Chapter 2 focuses on how banks facilitate capital formation and productive investment. Banking's role in channeling savings into productive uses aligns well with the accumulation theme.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity is too abstract and aggregated to map meaningfully to specific VSM systems, as it encompasses functions that would span multiple systems (S1 operations, S2 coordination, S4 intelligence). The broad "overall impact" framing makes it VSM-neutral rather than illuminating particular systemic functions.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity provides little explanatory power beyond naming the general fact that banks contribute to economic development. It doesn't illuminate specific mechanisms or structural relations that would help understand how banking actually works within Smith's economic framework.
