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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... one of today's most widely discussed and contro- versial issues. But what do we ... twenty countries, as well as on a new theoretical framework that affords a ... first, capitalism auto- matically generates arbitrary and unsustainable ...
... one of today's most widely discussed and contro- versial issues. But what do we ... twenty countries, as well as on a new theoretical framework that affords a ... first, capitalism auto- matically generates arbitrary and unsustainable ...
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... One particularly important influence was the travel diary published by Arthur Young, an English agronomist who traveled extensively in France, from Calais to the Pyrenees and from Brittany to Franche-Comté, in 1787 ... Twenty-First Century.
... One particularly important influence was the travel diary published by Arthur Young, an English agronomist who traveled extensively in France, from Calais to the Pyrenees and from Brittany to Franche-Comté, in 1787 ... Twenty-First Century.
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... first theory of this sort to rely on a formidable statistical apparatus. It was not until the middle of the twentieth century, in fact, that the first historical series of income distribution statistics became available with the ...
... first theory of this sort to rely on a formidable statistical apparatus. It was not until the middle of the twentieth century, in fact, that the first historical series of income distribution statistics became available with the ...
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... first attempt to measure social inequality on such an ambitious scale.11 It is important to realize that without these two complementary and in- dispensable datasets, it is simply impossible to measure inequality in ... Twenty-First Century.
... first attempt to measure social inequality on such an ambitious scale.11 It is important to realize that without these two complementary and in- dispensable datasets, it is simply impossible to measure inequality in ... Twenty-First Century.
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... his papers) that he shared the true scientific ethic. In addition, the high growth rates observed in all the developed countries in the post–World War II period were a phenomenon of 14 Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
... his papers) that he shared the true scientific ethic. In addition, the high growth rates observed in all the developed countries in the post–World War II period were a phenomenon of 14 Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
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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