TVA: Democracy on the March
E284038
"TVA: Democracy on the March" is a 1944 book by David E. Lilienthal that reflects on the Tennessee Valley Authority as a pioneering experiment in regional planning, public power, and democratic governance in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TVA: Democracy on the March canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2620129 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TVA: Democracy on the March Context triple: [David E. Lilienthal, notableWork, TVA: Democracy on the March]
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A.
Mr. Democracy
Mr. Democracy is a symbolic figure representing the ideals of democratic governance and political modernization championed by Chinese intellectuals during the May Fourth Movement.
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B.
The March of Democracy
The March of Democracy is a multi-volume historical work by James Truslow Adams that traces the development of democratic ideals and institutions in the United States.
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C.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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D.
Lady Statesmen
Lady Statesmen is the nickname of Delta State University’s women’s basketball team, a historically successful NCAA Division II program known for multiple national championships.
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E.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TVA: Democracy on the March Target entity description: "TVA: Democracy on the March" is a 1944 book by David E. Lilienthal that reflects on the Tennessee Valley Authority as a pioneering experiment in regional planning, public power, and democratic governance in the United States.
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A.
Mr. Democracy
Mr. Democracy is a symbolic figure representing the ideals of democratic governance and political modernization championed by Chinese intellectuals during the May Fourth Movement.
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B.
The March of Democracy
The March of Democracy is a multi-volume historical work by James Truslow Adams that traces the development of democratic ideals and institutions in the United States.
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C.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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D.
Lady Statesmen
Lady Statesmen is the nickname of Delta State University’s women’s basketball team, a historically successful NCAA Division II program known for multiple national championships.
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E.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | David E. Lilienthal ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Tennessee Valley Authority
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surface form:
Tennessee Valley Authority as a model of public power
Tennessee Valley Authority as a pioneering experiment in regional planning ⓘ Tennessee Valley Authority as an experiment in democratic governance ⓘ |
| discusses |
economic development in the Tennessee Valley
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flood control projects ⓘ role of citizens in democratic planning ⓘ rural electrification ⓘ |
| documents |
implementation of TVA policies
ⓘ
political debates surrounding TVA ⓘ social impact of TVA programs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
New Deal-era reforms
ⓘ
federal regional development programs ⓘ |
| genre |
political literature
ⓘ
public policy literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Tennessee Valley Authority as an institutional protagonist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro–New Deal
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pro–public ownership of utilities ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ scholars of public administration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubjectArea |
U.S. history
ⓘ
economic development ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Deal
ⓘ
U.S. public administration history ⓘ |
| subject |
Tennessee Valley Authority
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democratic governance ⓘ public power ⓘ regional planning ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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early 1940s ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: TVA: Democracy on the March Description of subject: "TVA: Democracy on the March" is a 1944 book by David E. Lilienthal that reflects on the Tennessee Valley Authority as a pioneering experiment in regional planning, public power, and democratic governance in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
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