The Case for Gold
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The Case for Gold is a book by Ron Paul that argues for a return to a gold-backed monetary system and critiques central banking and fiat currency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy and What We Can Do About It | 1 |
| The Case for Gold canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7537249 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Case for Gold Context triple: [Ron Paul, notableWork, The Case for Gold]
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A.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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B.
The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
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C.
The Philosophy of Money
The Philosophy of Money is Georg Simmel’s influential sociological and philosophical study that examines how money shapes modern culture, social relationships, and individual consciousness.
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D.
The Value of Money
"The Value of Money" is an economic work by Prabhat Patnaik that critically examines the nature, role, and dynamics of money within capitalist economies.
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E.
Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters" is a Christian non-fiction book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that explores modern idolatry and how ultimate fulfillment is found only in God rather than in worldly pursuits.
- 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 Case for Gold Target entity description: The Case for Gold is a book by Ron Paul that argues for a return to a gold-backed monetary system and critiques central banking and fiat currency.
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A.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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B.
The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
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C.
The Philosophy of Money
The Philosophy of Money is Georg Simmel’s influential sociological and philosophical study that examines how money shapes modern culture, social relationships, and individual consciousness.
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D.
The Value of Money
"The Value of Money" is an economic work by Prabhat Patnaik that critically examines the nature, role, and dynamics of money within capitalist economies.
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E.
Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters" is a Christian non-fiction book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that explores modern idolatry and how ultimate fulfillment is found only in God rather than in worldly pursuits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
limited government in monetary affairs
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return to a gold-backed monetary system ⓘ sound money ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
central banking distorts interest rates
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fiat money enables inflation and deficit spending ⓘ gold standard restrains government monetary expansion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian School of economics
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| author | Ron Paul ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Minority report of the U.S. Gold Commission
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linked to:
United States gold policy
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Federal Reserve System
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central banking ⓘ fiat currency ⓘ |
| genre |
economics book
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non-fiction ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital edition
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print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-inflationary monetary policy
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pro-gold standard ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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general readers interested in monetary policy ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States monetary system
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central banking ⓘ fiat money ⓘ gold standard ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ron Paul ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cato Institute ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates on U.S. monetary reform ⓘ |
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Steve Forbes
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notableWork
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Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy and What We Can Do About It
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linked to: The Case for Gold