The Shock Doctrine (documentary film)
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The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) is a political documentary that explores Naomi Klein’s thesis on how governments and corporations exploit crises to impose controversial free-market policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shock Doctrine | 3 |
| The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1522038 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) Context triple: [The Shock Doctrine, adaptation, The Shock Doctrine (documentary film)]
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A.
The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine is a 2007 non-fiction book by Naomi Klein that argues global free-market policies have often been imposed through crises and disasters, a process she terms “disaster capitalism.”
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B.
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film by Michael Moore that explores gun violence and the culture of fear in the United States.
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C.
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Capitalism: A Ghost Story is a political essay by Arundhati Roy that critiques global capitalism, corporate power, and their impact on democracy and social inequality in India.
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D.
State of Denial
State of Denial is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that critically examines the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq War and the broader war on terror.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) Target entity description: The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) is a political documentary that explores Naomi Klein’s thesis on how governments and corporations exploit crises to impose controversial free-market policies.
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A.
The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine is a 2007 non-fiction book by Naomi Klein that argues global free-market policies have often been imposed through crises and disasters, a process she terms “disaster capitalism.”
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B.
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film by Michael Moore that explores gun violence and the culture of fear in the United States.
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C.
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Capitalism: A Ghost Story is a political essay by Arundhati Roy that critiques global capitalism, corporate power, and their impact on democracy and social inequality in India.
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D.
State of Denial
State of Denial is a nonfiction book by journalist Bob Woodward that critically examines the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq War and the broader war on terror.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| about |
Naomi Klein’s thesis on disaster capitalism
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how corporations exploit crises ⓘ how governments exploit crises ⓘ imposition of controversial free-market policies ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Shock Doctrine
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surface form:
The Shock Doctrine (book)
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Naomi Klein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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political documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate power
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economic inequality ⓘ economic policy reform ⓘ exploitation of crises ⓘ globalization ⓘ human rights ⓘ privatization of the state ⓘ war and economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
University of Chicago Department of Economics
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surface form:
Chicago School of Economics
Chile under Augusto Pinochet ⓘ International Monetary Fund ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Milton Friedman ⓘ World Bank ⓘ corporate globalization ⓘ disaster capitalism ⓘ economic crises ⓘ economic shock therapy ⓘ free-market policies ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ privatization ⓘ The Shock Doctrine ⓘ
surface form:
shock doctrine
structural adjustment programs ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
impact of neoliberal reforms on ordinary people
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privatization of public assets ⓘ relationship between capitalism and state power ⓘ role of think tanks in economic policy ⓘ use of crises to impose free-market reforms ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
critical of neoliberalism
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left-wing critique of capitalism ⓘ |
| title | The Shock Doctrine ⓘ |
| workType | nonfiction film ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) Description of subject: The Shock Doctrine (documentary film) is a political documentary that explores Naomi Klein’s thesis on how governments and corporations exploit crises to impose controversial free-market policies.
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The Shock Doctrine
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The Shock Doctrine
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