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Capital income might not be exploding, but the tax wedge is. It is about the history of inequality and the vision of a more just society. Edu transcription for thomas piketty s capital in the 21 st century podcast bedrosian book club june 19, 2014. After compiling statistics from historical and recent tax records for france, great britain, and the united states.
In capital in the twentyfirst 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. It jointly treats theory of growth, functional distribution of income, and interpersonal income inequality. Capital in the twentyfirst century, thomas piketty cambridge, mass harvard university press, 2014, 696 pp. The main driver of inequalityreturns on capital that exceed the rate of economic growthis again threatening to generate extreme discontent and undermine democratic values. Translation of the authors le capital au xxie siecle includes bibliographical references and index income and output growth. An applied research center at the usc price school of public policy bedrosian center bedrosian. Press the button start search and wait a little while. The short guide to capital in the 21st century vox.
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