Deep Economy
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Deep Economy is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that critiques growth-driven economics and advocates for more localized, sustainable, and community-centered alternatives.
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| Deep Economy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deep Economy Context triple: [Bill McKibben, notableWork, Deep Economy]
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Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
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B.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
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C.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
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D.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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E.
Homesteading the Noosphere
Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
- 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: Deep Economy Target entity description: Deep Economy is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that critiques growth-driven economics and advocates for more localized, sustainable, and community-centered alternatives.
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A.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
-
B.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
-
C.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
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D.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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E.
Homesteading the Noosphere
Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
local production and consumption can strengthen communities
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unlimited economic growth is environmentally unsustainable ⓘ well-being should be prioritized over GDP growth ⓘ |
| author | Bill McKibben ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
advocacy of localized economies
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community-centered living ⓘ critique of growth-driven economics ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
consumerism
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globalized industrial agriculture ⓘ neoliberal economic policies ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | paperback edition with new afterword by the author ⓘ |
| hasReception |
discussed in debates on post-growth economics
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generally positive reviews from environmental scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
climate science
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environmental economics ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0805076263 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780805076263 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking economic growth critique with community well-being
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popularizing the idea of local economies as a response to climate change ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2007-03-20 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 272 ⓘ |
| proposes |
reducing fossil fuel dependence
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shifting from globalized markets to more local economies ⓘ strengthening local democracy and community ties ⓘ supporting local food systems ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books ⓘ |
| subject |
climate change
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community development ⓘ economics ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ globalization ⓘ local economies ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
environmental activists
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general readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
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Subject: Deep Economy Description of subject: Deep Economy is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that critiques growth-driven economics and advocates for more localized, sustainable, and community-centered alternatives.
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