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Thomas Piketty on Why the World Keeps Getting More Equal | The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk

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Thomas Piketty is one of the foremost economists in the world, renowned for his work on wealth concentration and inequality. The author of the bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century, his latest book, A Brief History of Equality, focuses on the ways in which the world has become more equal over the course of the last centuries. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Thomas Piketty discuss why inequality has increased within rich countries over the course of the last few decades, how this fits into the broader history of equality, and what politicians need to do to afford greater affluence for all. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.persuasion.community Spotify:

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Thomas Piketty is one of the foremost economists in the world, renowned for his work on wealth concentration and inequality. The author of the bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century, his latest book, A Brief History of Equality, focuses on the ways in which the world has become more equal over the course of the last centuries.



In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Thomas Piketty discuss why inequality has increased within rich countries over the course of the last few decades, how this fits into the broader history of equality, and what politicians need to do to afford greater affluence for all.



Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight.



Email: [email protected]



Website: http://www.persuasion.community



Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nhfO2XVPsv2wZafZ5n7Hk?si=a5psey9IQ-KH63zhS6V_YA&dl_branch=1



Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-fight/id1198765424



Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion



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Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty (7 May 1971) is a French economist who works on wealth and income inequality. He is a professor (directeur d'études) at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), associate chair at the Paris School of Economics and Centennial professor at the London School of Economics new International Inequalities Institute.

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