Triple
T23315962
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Gerschenkron |
E590705
|
entity |
| Predicate | theory |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object | economic backwardness theory |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: economic backwardness theory | Statement: [Alexander Gerschenkron, theory, economic backwardness theory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: economic backwardness theory Context triple: [Alexander Gerschenkron, theory, economic backwardness theory]
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A.
The Political Economy of Underdevelopment
The Political Economy of Underdevelopment is a seminal work of Marxist-inspired development economics that analyzes the historical and structural causes of persistent poverty and economic dependency in the Global South.
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B.
dependency theory
Dependency theory is a social science approach that explains global inequality by arguing that wealthier "core" countries maintain their prosperity by structurally exploiting and underdeveloping poorer "peripheral" nations.
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C.
O-ring theory of economic development
The O-ring theory of economic development is an economic model that explains how strong complementarities between workers’ skills and tasks can lead to large productivity differences and persistent income inequality between countries.
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D.
The Theory of Economic Development
The Theory of Economic Development is a foundational economic work by Joseph Schumpeter that explains how innovation and entrepreneurial activity drive long-term economic growth and structural change.
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E.
Kaldorian cumulative causation
Kaldorian cumulative causation is an economic theory proposing that growth and industrial development are driven by self-reinforcing feedback loops, where initial advantages in productivity, demand, or exports lead to further gains and regional divergence.
- 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: economic backwardness theory Target entity description: Economic backwardness theory is an economic development framework, formulated by Alexander Gerschenkron, which argues that late-industrializing countries follow different, often more state- and bank-driven, paths to industrialization than early developers.
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A.
The Political Economy of Underdevelopment
The Political Economy of Underdevelopment is a seminal work of Marxist-inspired development economics that analyzes the historical and structural causes of persistent poverty and economic dependency in the Global South.
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B.
dependency theory
Dependency theory is a social science approach that explains global inequality by arguing that wealthier "core" countries maintain their prosperity by structurally exploiting and underdeveloping poorer "peripheral" nations.
-
C.
O-ring theory of economic development
The O-ring theory of economic development is an economic model that explains how strong complementarities between workers’ skills and tasks can lead to large productivity differences and persistent income inequality between countries.
-
D.
The Theory of Economic Development
The Theory of Economic Development is a foundational economic work by Joseph Schumpeter that explains how innovation and entrepreneurial activity drive long-term economic growth and structural change.
-
E.
Kaldorian cumulative causation
Kaldorian cumulative causation is an economic theory proposing that growth and industrial development are driven by self-reinforcing feedback loops, where initial advantages in productivity, demand, or exports lead to further gains and regional divergence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e25d1d32188190948eb76909d1dcc3 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f197816024819086c547ba89f84286 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:06 p.m.