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Capital in the Twenty-First Century (French: Le Capital au XXI e siècle) is a book written by French economist Thomas Piketty. It focuses on wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States since the 18th century.
Apr 15, 2014 · In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns.
Aug 14, 2017 · Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award. “It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year―and maybe of the decade.”. ―Paul Krugman, New York Times.
a twenty-fi rst century in which capitalism will be transcended in a more peace- ful and more lasting way, or must we simply await the next crisis or the next war (this time truly global)?
The main driver of inequality--returns on capital that exceed the rate of economic growth--is again threatening to generate extreme discontent and undermine democratic values. Thomas Piketty's...
Aug 30, 2013 · In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns.
Aug 14, 2017 · “Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is an intellectual tour de force, a triumph of economic history over the theoretical, mathematical modeling that has come to dominate the...
