Triple
T4420272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James M. Buchanan |
E95079
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Democracy in Deficit
Democracy in Deficit is a seminal public choice economics book by James M. Buchanan and Richard Wagner that critiques Keynesian fiscal policy and explains how democratic political incentives lead to chronic government budget deficits.
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E438124
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Democracy in Deficit | Statement: [James M. Buchanan, notableWork, Democracy in Deficit]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democracy in Deficit Context triple: [James M. Buchanan, notableWork, Democracy in Deficit]
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A.
The Case for Democracy
The Case for Democracy is a political book by Natan Sharansky that argues that the spread of liberal democracy is essential for global security and moral progress.
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B.
Democracy Matters
Democracy Matters is a political philosophy book by Cornel West that critiques the state of American democracy and explores the threats posed by imperialism, racism, and religious fundamentalism.
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C.
The Crisis of Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy is a 1975 report commissioned by the Trilateral Commission that analyzes the challenges posed to Western democratic governance by rising public participation and demands in the late 20th century.
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D.
Democracy: The God That Failed
Democracy: The God That Failed is a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist critique of democratic government that argues for monarchy and private law societies as superior political orders.
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E.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Democracy in Deficit Triple: [James M. Buchanan, notableWork, Democracy in Deficit]
Generated description
Democracy in Deficit is a seminal public choice economics book by James M. Buchanan and Richard Wagner that critiques Keynesian fiscal policy and explains how democratic political incentives lead to chronic government budget deficits.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democracy in Deficit Target entity description: Democracy in Deficit is a seminal public choice economics book by James M. Buchanan and Richard Wagner that critiques Keynesian fiscal policy and explains how democratic political incentives lead to chronic government budget deficits.
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A.
The Case for Democracy
The Case for Democracy is a political book by Natan Sharansky that argues that the spread of liberal democracy is essential for global security and moral progress.
-
B.
Democracy Matters
Democracy Matters is a political philosophy book by Cornel West that critiques the state of American democracy and explores the threats posed by imperialism, racism, and religious fundamentalism.
-
C.
The Crisis of Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy is a 1975 report commissioned by the Trilateral Commission that analyzes the challenges posed to Western democratic governance by rising public participation and demands in the late 20th century.
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D.
Democracy: The God That Failed
Democracy: The God That Failed is a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist critique of democratic government that argues for monarchy and private law societies as superior political orders.
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E.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3551fae7c8190abafda0d78f02d89 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f623c958819087630c16b6ac8cb8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f9f26ef88190842e01d952e52125 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5faa6bfe881908a76c6c54f89feda |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.