Capital in the twenty-first century
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Contributors
Goldhammer, Arthur, translator.
Published
Cambridge Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780674430006 (alk. paper), 067443000X (alk. paper)
Physical Desc
viii, 685 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction
332.041 PIK
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Published
Cambridge Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9780674430006 (alk. paper), 067443000X (alk. paper)
Notes
General Note
Translation of the author's Le capital au XXIe siècle.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality, the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth, today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values if political action is not taken. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, the author says, and may do so again. This original work reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Piketty, T., & Goldhammer, A. (2014). Capital in the twenty-first century . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Piketty, Thomas, 1971- and Arthur, Goldhammer. 2014. Capital in the Twenty-first Century. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Piketty, Thomas, 1971- and Arthur, Goldhammer. Capital in the Twenty-first Century The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Piketty, Thomas, and Arthur Goldhammer. Capital in the Twenty-first Century The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
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