Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyHarvard University Press, 10 mar 2014 - 685 pagine The main driver of inequality--returns on capital that exceed the rate of economic growth--is again threatening to generate extreme discontent and undermine democratic values. Thomas Piketty's findings in this ambitious, original, rigorous work will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. |
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... compared to only 8 million for Great Britain (and 5 million for En- gland alone). The French population increased steadily throughout the eigh- teenth century, from the end of Louis XIV's reign to the demise of Louis XVI, and by 1780 ...
... compared to only 8 million for Great Britain (and 5 million for En- gland alone). The French population increased steadily throughout the eigh- teenth century, from the end of Louis XIV's reign to the demise of Louis XVI, and by 1780 ...
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... Compared with previous works, one reason why this book stands out is that I have made an effort to collect as complete and consistent a set ofhistori- cal sources as possible in order to study the dynamics of income and wealth ...
... Compared with previous works, one reason why this book stands out is that I have made an effort to collect as complete and consistent a set ofhistori- cal sources as possible in order to study the dynamics of income and wealth ...
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... compared with a country whose population merely doubles. In particular, the inheritance factor is much less important in the former than in the latter. It has been the demographic growth of the New World that has ensured that inherited ...
... compared with a country whose population merely doubles. In particular, the inheritance factor is much less important in the former than in the latter. It has been the demographic growth of the New World that has ensured that inherited ...
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... compared to estimates by other authors (especially Patrick Colquhoun) from the early 1800s. Giffen marveled at the size of Britain's stock of industrial capital as well as the stock of foreign assets acquired since the 56 Income and ...
... compared to estimates by other authors (especially Patrick Colquhoun) from the early 1800s. Giffen marveled at the size of Britain's stock of industrial capital as well as the stock of foreign assets acquired since the 56 Income and ...
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... Compared with the pre–World War I period, however, the focal point of the data had changed entirely. From the 1940s on, the primary motivation was to respond to the trauma of the Great Depression, during which govern- ments had no ...
... Compared with the pre–World War I period, however, the focal point of the data had changed entirely. From the 1940s on, the primary motivation was to respond to the trauma of the Great Depression, during which govern- ments had no ...
Sommario
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The Dynamics Of The CapitalIncome Ratio | 111 |
The Structure Of In Equality | 235 |
Regulating Capital In The Twenty First Century | 469 |
Conclusion | 571 |
Notes | 579 |
Contents in Detail | 657 |
Tables and Illustrations | 665 |
Index | 671 |
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