The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal is a revisionist economic history book that challenges mainstream interpretations of the 1930s crisis and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies from a free-market, libertarian perspective.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal Context triple: [Robert P. Murphy, notableWork, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal]
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A.
The Coming of the New Deal
The Coming of the New Deal is the second volume of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s influential historical trilogy on Franklin D. Roosevelt, chronicling the implementation and impact of New Deal reforms during the 1930s.
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B.
America’s Great Depression
America’s Great Depression is an influential economic history book by Murray Rothbard that analyzes the causes and policies surrounding the Great Depression from an Austrian School perspective.
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C.
Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era
Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era is a historical study by Gary Best that examines the influence and ideas of widely read economists during the United States’ New Deal period.
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D.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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E.
The Return of Depression Economics
The Return of Depression Economics is a book by economist Paul Krugman that analyzes modern financial crises through the lens of Great Depression-era economics and argues for active government intervention to prevent and mitigate economic downturns.
- 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: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal Target entity description: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal is a revisionist economic history book that challenges mainstream interpretations of the 1930s crisis and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies from a free-market, libertarian perspective.
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A.
The Coming of the New Deal
The Coming of the New Deal is the second volume of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s influential historical trilogy on Franklin D. Roosevelt, chronicling the implementation and impact of New Deal reforms during the 1930s.
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B.
America’s Great Depression
America’s Great Depression is an influential economic history book by Murray Rothbard that analyzes the causes and policies surrounding the Great Depression from an Austrian School perspective.
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C.
Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era
Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era is a historical study by Gary Best that examines the influence and ideas of widely read economists during the United States’ New Deal period.
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D.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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E.
The Return of Depression Economics
The Return of Depression Economics is a book by economist Paul Krugman that analyzes modern financial crises through the lens of Great Depression-era economics and argues for active government intervention to prevent and mitigate economic downturns.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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economics book ⓘ history book ⓘ libertarian literature ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ revisionist history book ⓘ |
| argues |
Federal Reserve policy contributed to the Great Depression
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New Deal prolonged the Great Depression ⓘ laissez-faire policies would have led to faster recovery ⓘ |
| author | Robert P. Murphy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Franklin D. Roosevelt economic policies
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Keynesian economics ⓘ New Deal economic policies ⓘ government intervention in the economy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of the Great Depression
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effects of New Deal programs ⓘ role of monetary policy in the Great Depression ⓘ |
| format |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| ideology | classical liberalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
conservative readers
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general readers ⓘ libertarian readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | conservative publishing catalog of Regnery Publishing ⓘ |
| perspective |
Austrian School
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
free-market ⓘ libertarian ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Regnery Publishing ⓘ |
| series | The Politically Incorrect Guide ⓘ |
| subject |
Austrian School economics
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Depression ⓘ New Deal ⓘ free-market economics ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ |
| supports |
laissez-faire capitalism
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limited government ⓘ sound money ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency ⓘ
linked to:
Roosevelt administration
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