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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... limited set of firmly established facts together with a wide variety of purely theoretical spec- ulations. Before turning in greater detail to the sources I tried to assemble in preparation for writing this book, I want to give a quick ...
... limited set of firmly established facts together with a wide variety of purely theoretical spec- ulations. Before turning in greater detail to the sources I tried to assemble in preparation for writing this book, I want to give a quick ...
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... limited precision with which we can measure these things. I will also use a few equations, such as α = r × β (which says that the share of capital in na- tional income is equal to the product of the return on capital and the capital ...
... limited precision with which we can measure these things. I will also use a few equations, such as α = r × β (which says that the share of capital in na- tional income is equal to the product of the return on capital and the capital ...
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... limited in both time and scope. In slave societies, of course, this is obviously not true: there, a slave- holder can fully and completely own the human capital of another person and even of that person's offspring. In such societies ...
... limited in both time and scope. In slave societies, of course, this is obviously not true: there, a slave- holder can fully and completely own the human capital of another person and even of that person's offspring. In such societies ...
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... limited to “physical” capital (land, buildings, infrastructure, and other material goods). I include “immaterial” capital such as patents and other intellectual property, which are counted either as nonfinancial assets (if individuals ...
... limited to “physical” capital (land, buildings, infrastructure, and other material goods). I include “immaterial” capital such as patents and other intellectual property, which are counted either as nonfinancial assets (if individuals ...
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... limited and imperfect research tool, a compilation and arrangement of data from highly disparate sources. In all developed countries, national accounts are currently compiled by government statistical offices and central banks from the ...
... limited and imperfect research tool, a compilation and arrangement of data from highly disparate sources. In all developed countries, national accounts are currently compiled by government statistical offices and central banks from the ...
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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