Peddling Prosperity
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Peddling Prosperity is an economics book by Paul Krugman that critiques popular economic ideas and the misuse of economic theory in public policy debates.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peddling Prosperity Context triple: [Paul Krugman, notableWork, Peddling Prosperity]
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A.
Rich and Poor
"Rich and Poor" is a soulful jazz and R&B album by American singer Randy Crawford, showcasing her smooth vocals and emotive storytelling.
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B.
People, Power, and Profits
People, Power, and Profits is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that critiques contemporary capitalism and proposes reforms to create a fairer, more inclusive economy and democracy.
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C.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
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D.
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 documentary film by Michael Moore that critically examines the social and economic impacts of capitalism in the United States.
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E.
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
"When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich" is a satirical song by lyricist E. Y. Harburg that humorously critiques class inequality and the American dream.
- 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: Peddling Prosperity Target entity description: Peddling Prosperity is an economics book by Paul Krugman that critiques popular economic ideas and the misuse of economic theory in public policy debates.
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A.
Rich and Poor
"Rich and Poor" is a soulful jazz and R&B album by American singer Randy Crawford, showcasing her smooth vocals and emotive storytelling.
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B.
People, Power, and Profits
People, Power, and Profits is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that critiques contemporary capitalism and proposes reforms to create a fairer, more inclusive economy and democracy.
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C.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
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D.
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 documentary film by Michael Moore that critically examines the social and economic impacts of capitalism in the United States.
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E.
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
"When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich" is a satirical song by lyricist E. Y. Harburg that humorously critiques class inequality and the American dream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
evaluate economic advice given to policymakers
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explain modern economic thinking to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Paul Krugman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
ideological use of economic models
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oversimplified economic doctrines in politics ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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political economy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAward | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession | economist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of simplistic economic prescriptions
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supportive of rigorous empirical economics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in economics
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students of economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of popular economic ideas
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gap between academic economics and policy rhetoric ⓘ misuse of economic theory in policy debates ⓘ role of economists in public discourse ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableIdeaDiscussed |
Keynesian economics
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new classical economics ⓘ rational expectations ⓘ strategic trade policy ⓘ supply-side economics ⓘ |
| subject |
economic ideas in public debate
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economic policy ⓘ economic theory ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Paul Krugman