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Thomas pikettys findings in this ambitious, original, rigorous work will transform. He is a professor directeur detudes at the school for advanced studies in the social sciences ehess, associate chair at the paris school of economics and centennial professor at the international inequalities institute, which is part of the london school. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. While no tome is perfect i found capital for the 21st century thought provoking in that it described a capitalist system that resembles the one i experience. His 2014 book, capital in the twentyfirst century, caused a sensation upon publication. It focuses on wealth and income inequality in europe and the united states. In the economics of inequality, piketty boils down the data to about 140 pages plus endnotes, and explains the causes of economic inequality. Capital in the twentyfirst century ebook by thomas. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. May 08, 2017 pikettys capital was so popular theres. Understanding thomas piketty and his critics the heritage.
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