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Why is Piketty’s book getting so much attention in America? What does Piketty get right and wrong in his book? Piketty seems to be predicting the inevitable collapse of capitalism…but is inequality really getting worse? Further Reading: Scott Winship, “Whither the Bottom 90 Percent, Thomas Piketty?” (article) Lawrence H. Summers, “The Inequality Puzzle” (article) Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (book) Hosts: Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus Guest: Scott Winship Related articles and podcast episodes are available here: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts-podcast/pikettys-capital-twenty-first-century
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Why is Piketty’s book getting so much attention in America? What does Piketty get right and wrong in his book? Piketty seems to be predicting the inevitable collapse of capitalism…but is inequality really getting worse? Further Reading: Scott Winship, “Whither the Bottom 90 Percent, Thomas Piketty?” (article) Lawrence H. Summers, “The Inequality Puzzle” (article) Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (book) Hosts: Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus Guest: Scott Winship Related articles and podcast episodes are available here: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts-podcast/pikettys-capital-twenty-first-century
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Why is Piketty’s book getting so much attention in America? What does Piketty get right and wrong in his book? Piketty seems to be predicting the inevitable collapse of capitalism…but is inequality really getting worse? Further Reading: Scott Winship, “Whither the Bottom 90 Percent, Thomas Piketty?” (article) Lawrence H. Summers, “The Inequality Puzzle” (article) Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (book) Hosts: Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus Guest: Scott Winship Related articles and podcast episodes are available here: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts-podcast/pikettys-capital-twenty-first-century |