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Apr 15, 2014 · 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. The book aims to revolutionize the way people think about the economic history of the past two centuries. It may well manage the feat.
696. ISBN. 978-0674430006. Capital in the Twenty-First Century ( French: Le Capital au XXIe 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. It was first published in French (as Le Capital au XXIe siècle) in August 2013; an English ...
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Oct 6, 2014 · Wealth grows faster than the economy. Piketty’s research shows that the average rate of return on capital has held at around 4% to 5% for most of human history. It rose above 5% during the Industrial Revolution, then fell back below 5% during the middle of the 20th century. The global economic growth rate, for its part, hovered just above 0% ...
Apr 8, 2014 · Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century is the most important economics book of the year, if not the decade. ... Land and resources differ from traditional capital in that even a very high ...
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Apr 28, 2014 · The radical economist's book Capital in the Twenty-First century has angered the right with its powerful argument about wealth, democracy and why capitalism will always create inequality, says ...
Aug 14, 2017 · A New York Times #1 Bestseller An Amazon #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the British Academy Medal Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award “It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First ...
Aug 14, 2017 · A New York Times #1 BestsellerAn Amazon #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century ...
