Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain
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Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain is a non-fiction book by journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot that investigates and critiques the growing influence of corporations over British politics and public life.
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| Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain Context triple: [George Monbiot, notableWork, Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain]
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The Abolition of Britain
The Abolition of Britain is a polemical book by journalist Peter Hitchens arguing that Britain has undergone a profound moral, cultural, and political decline since the 1960s.
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Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
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False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism is a critical work of political philosophy and economics in which John Gray argues that the project of global free-market capitalism is unstable, culturally destructive, and ultimately unsustainable.
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Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Capitalism: A Ghost Story is a political essay by Arundhati Roy that critiques global capitalism, corporate power, and their impact on democracy and social inequality in India.
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E.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
- 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: Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain Target entity description: Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain is a non-fiction book by journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot that investigates and critiques the growing influence of corporations over British politics and public life.
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A.
The Abolition of Britain
The Abolition of Britain is a polemical book by journalist Peter Hitchens arguing that Britain has undergone a profound moral, cultural, and political decline since the 1960s.
-
B.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
-
C.
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism is a critical work of political philosophy and economics in which John Gray argues that the project of global free-market capitalism is unstable, culturally destructive, and ultimately unsustainable.
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D.
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
Capitalism: A Ghost Story is a political essay by Arundhati Roy that critiques global capitalism, corporate power, and their impact on democracy and social inequality in India.
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E.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
corporate control of public policy
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democratic deficits in modern Britain ⓘ impact of privatisation on public services ⓘ relationship between business and government in the UK ⓘ |
| author | George Monbiot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corporate lobbying
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erosion of democratic accountability ⓘ influence of multinational corporations ⓘ outsourcing of government functions ⓘ privatisation of public services ⓘ |
| describedAs |
critique of corporate power in British public life
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investigation into the corporate takeover of Britain ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
United Kingdom central government
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linked to:
UK government
local government in the United Kingdom ⓘ public sector contracting ⓘ regulatory agencies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of corporate globalization
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environmentalist ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British politics
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corporate influence on government ⓘ corporate power ⓘ democracy in the United Kingdom ⓘ environmental politics ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ privatisation ⓘ public services in the United Kingdom ⓘ public–private partnerships ⓘ regulatory capture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of corporate lobbying in Britain
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critique of public–private partnerships in the UK ⓘ detailed case studies of corporate influence ⓘ |
| workOf | George Monbiot ⓘ |
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