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Piketty tells us capital as a proportion of the national income has been typically high throughout the last few centuries and current levels of extreme wealth are not a surprise. National tax journal, june 2015, 68 2, 449458 capital and wealth taxation in the 21st century thomas piketty in this article, i present some of the findings of my book capital in the 21st century. Thomas pikettys capital in the twentyfirst century showed that. Capital and ideology thomas piketty harvard university. Thomas pikettys capital in the twentyfirst century. Watch politicos florian eder and marion solletty interview piketty as part of. Capital in the twentyfirst century ladislau dowbor.
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Thomas piketty on economic ideology five books expert. The main driver of inequalityreturns on capital that exceed the rate of economic growthis again threatening to generate extreme discontent and undermine democratic values. Piketty, who teaches at the paris school of economics, has spent nearly two decades studying inequality. Boushey says in an interview that piketty was involved in the project from the beginning, even making introductions at harvard university press, which published both books. The french economist thomas piketty is the bestselling author of capital in the twentyfirst century 20 and its followup, capital and ideology 2019, a sweep through 1,000 years of the. An interview with deirdre mccloskey by the institute of economic affairs, london. English capital in the twentyfirst century thomas piketty. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of.
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