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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Pagina v
... Structure of Inequality 7. Inequality and Concentration: Preliminary Bearings . 237 8. Two Worlds . 271 9. Inequality of Labor Income . 304 10. Inequality of Capital Ownership . 336 11. Merit and Inheritance in the Long Run . 377 12 ...
... Structure of Inequality 7. Inequality and Concentration: Preliminary Bearings . 237 8. Two Worlds . 271 9. Inequality of Labor Income . 304 10. Inequality of Capital Ownership . 336 11. Merit and Inheritance in the Long Run . 377 12 ...
Pagina vii
... structure of property around 1900–1910 and the structure of property now. All of this work is deeply indebted to the doctoral students and young scholars with whom I have been privileged to work over the past fifteen years. Beyond their ...
... structure of property around 1900–1910 and the structure of property now. All of this work is deeply indebted to the doctoral students and young scholars with whom I have been privileged to work over the past fifteen years. Beyond their ...
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... structure of inequality, that is, on the origins of disparities in income and wealth between social groups and on the various systems of economic, social, moral, and political justification that have been invoked to defend or condemn ...
... structure of inequality, that is, on the origins of disparities in income and wealth between social groups and on the various systems of economic, social, moral, and political justification that have been invoked to defend or condemn ...
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... structure of inequality. Thus far, however, these striking patterns reflect two distinct underlying phenomena. The US curve, shown in Figure I.1, indicates the share of the upper decile of the income hierarchy in US national income from ...
... structure of inequality. Thus far, however, these striking patterns reflect two distinct underlying phenomena. The US curve, shown in Figure I.1, indicates the share of the upper decile of the income hierarchy in US national income from ...
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... structure of wealth in unprecedented detail. The sys- tem established in the 1790s for recording wealth in land, buildings, and fi- nancial assets was astonishingly modern and comprehensive for its time. The Revolution is the reason why ...
... structure of wealth in unprecedented detail. The sys- tem established in the 1790s for recording wealth in land, buildings, and fi- nancial assets was astonishingly modern and comprehensive for its time. The Revolution is the reason why ...
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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