Review Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by THOMAS PIKETTY
Description
Thomas Piketty, one of the most influential experts on income and wealth inequality, unleashes arguably the most significant economic book of the present age – Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
This material presents Piketty’s analysis of data collected from numerous countries ranging as old as the eighteenth century to unearth key economic and social patterns. Piketty’s significant findings will challenge the notions we have today about wealth and inequality.
This analytical book, which contains historical accounts to reveal existing patterns and issues about wealth and inequality, is a must-have for those who pursue a deeper sense of understanding about the topic.
About the Author
Thomas Piketty, a French economist, studies wealth and income inequality. He is also teaching at several universities, including the London School of Economics’ new International Inequalities Institute.
Table of Contents
Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a historical account of wealth inequality traced over the last 250 years. Piketty’s take on the issue is presented through the following contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Income and Capital
1 Income and Output
2 Growth: Illusions and Realities
Part Two: The Dynamics of the Capital/Income Ratio
3. The Metamorphoses of Capital
4. From Old Europe to the New World
5. The Capital/ Income Ratio over the Long Run
6. The Capital-Labor Split in the Twenty-First Century
Part Three: The Structure of Inequality
7. Inequality and Concentration: Preliminary Bearings
8. Two Worlds
9. Inequality of Labor Income
10. Inequality of Capital Ownership
11. Merit and Inheritance in the Long Run
12. Global Inequality of Wealth in the Twenty-First Century
Part Four: Regulating Capital in the Twenty-First Century
13. A Social State for the Twenty-First Century
14. Rethinking the Progressive Income Tax
15. A Global Tax on Capital
16. The Question of the Public Debt
Conclusion
Notes
Contents in Detail
List of Tables and Illustrations
Index
