licence raj
E613910
The licence raj was a system of extensive government regulation and bureaucratic control over the Indian economy that required businesses to obtain numerous permits and approvals, often criticized for stifling growth and encouraging corruption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| License Raj | 1 |
| licence raj canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6705371 — 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: licence raj Context triple: [Swatantra Party, opposedPolicy, licence raj]
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A.
drivers license
"drivers license" is Olivia Rodrigo's breakout debut single, a pop ballad about teenage heartbreak that became a global hit and cultural phenomenon.
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B.
License to Drive
License to Drive is a 1988 teen comedy film about a teenager who secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test.
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C.
LICA
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D.
LOT Charters
LOT Charters is a Polish charter airline brand operating leisure and charter flights as part of the LOT Polish Airlines group.
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E.
LAJ
LAJ is the station code for La Junta station, an Amtrak railroad stop in La Junta, Colorado, serving long-distance passenger trains.
- 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: licence raj Target entity description: The licence raj was a system of extensive government regulation and bureaucratic control over the Indian economy that required businesses to obtain numerous permits and approvals, often criticized for stifling growth and encouraging corruption.
-
A.
drivers license
"drivers license" is Olivia Rodrigo's breakout debut single, a pop ballad about teenage heartbreak that became a global hit and cultural phenomenon.
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B.
License to Drive
License to Drive is a 1988 teen comedy film about a teenager who secretly takes his grandfather’s prized Cadillac out for a wild night after failing his driving test.
-
C.
LICA
LICA is a multidisciplinary arts institute at Lancaster University that focuses on contemporary art, design, film, theatre, and related creative practices.
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D.
LOT Charters
LOT Charters is a Polish charter airline brand operating leisure and charter flights as part of the LOT Polish Airlines group.
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E.
LAJ
LAJ is the station code for La Junta station, an Amtrak railroad stop in La Junta, Colorado, serving long-distance passenger trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic system
ⓘ
regulatory regime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
License Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
licence raj
|
| appliesTo | Indian economy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
import licensing
ⓘ
industrial licensing ⓘ permit raj ⓘ quota system ⓘ |
| basedOn |
centralised planning
ⓘ
state-led development model ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
bureaucratic control
ⓘ
extensive government regulation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
creating red tape
ⓘ
discouraging entrepreneurship ⓘ encouraging corruption ⓘ inefficiency ⓘ limiting competition ⓘ stifling economic growth ⓘ |
| effect |
barriers to entry for firms
ⓘ
growth of informal economy ⓘ rent-seeking behaviour ⓘ restricted capacity expansion ⓘ underinvestment in many sectors ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | from the word licence and Hindi word raj meaning rule ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
import control regulations
ⓘ
industrial licensing policies ⓘ planning commission approvals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| opposedBy | economic liberals in India ⓘ |
| reformedBy |
Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister
ⓘ
P. V. Narasimha Rao government ⓘ
linked to:
P. V. Narasimha Rao
|
| relatedConcept |
command economy
ⓘ
economic liberalisation in India ⓘ protectionism ⓘ |
| requires |
government approvals
ⓘ
multiple licences ⓘ numerous permits ⓘ |
| sector |
industry
ⓘ
investment ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | early 1990s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart |
late 1940s
ⓘ
post-independence India ⓘ |
| weakenedBy | 1991 economic liberalisation in India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: licence raj Description of subject: The licence raj was a system of extensive government regulation and bureaucratic control over the Indian economy that required businesses to obtain numerous permits and approvals, often criticized for stifling growth and encouraging corruption.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.