Thomas Piketty is Professor at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the Paris School of Economics and Codirector of the World Inequality Lab.
In a work that is aligned with but antecedent to his grand
synthesis, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, French economist
Piketty examines the structural causes of inequality… A discussion
worth having and a book worth reading.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Piketty’s The Economics of Inequality is an excellent book and a
great companion to Capital. This book is a remarkable mix of
extensive data, attention to theory, and concern for policy.
*Axel Gosseries, Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) and
University of Louvain (UCL)*
If Piketty is right, inequality is increasing and cannot be cured
by the free market; we must understand the problem to understand
how to address it. This should be required reading for every
concerned citizen.
*Publishers Weekly*
Even a brief guide to basic concepts in Piketty’s field of study
can remind you, at every turn, that something profound is going on
within the global economic system. The data, especially the data
from recent decades, does not conceal the tale…Avarice and plunder
play no part in the language of economics, but they too are causes
and consequences of the phenomena Piketty describes. In some
respects, his work is an assault on the kind of cult thinking that
these days passes for economic and political analysis.
*Glasgow Herald*
Piketty’s The Economics of Inequality, which acts as a primer,
provides a useful starting point for a wide audience.
*Irish Times*
Translated into English for the first time, it offers an
exceptionally clear, cogent, and coherent discussion of economic
inequality.
*Foreign Affairs*
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