Capital and Ideology
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| Author | Thomas Piketty |
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| Original title | Capital et Idéologie |
| Translator | Arthur Goldhammer (English) |
| Language | French |
| Subjects | Capitalism, economic history, economic inequality |
| Publisher | |
Publication date | 12 September 2019 |
Published in English | March 2020 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 1150 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-2-02-133804-1 (France) |
Capital and Ideology (French: Capital et Idéologie)[1] is a 2019 book by French economist Thomas Piketty.[2] Capital and Ideology follows Piketty's 2013 book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, which focused on wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States.
Capital and Ideology has a wider scope than its predecessor, and Piketty has expressed his preference for the 2019 book.[3] In the book, Piketty outlines potential means of redistributing wealth, and explores historical and contemporary justifications for inequality.[4] Methods for redistributing wealth proposed in the book include the "inheritance for all," a payment distributed to citizens by their country at the age of 25.[4]
Reception
In their review of the book, The Economist wrote: "it is hard not to conclude that, deep down, Mr Piketty believes the worth of a society is measured by its Gini coefficient alone."[5]
The book has received mixed reviews from economists, scholars and pundits.[5][6][7][8][9][improper synthesis?]
References
- ^ Riché, Pascal; Aeschimann, Eric (September 4, 2019). "Thomas Piketty : « Il est temps de dépasser le capitalisme »". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Charrel, Marie (12 September 2019). "Thomas Piketty : " Tous les discours décrivant les inégalités comme inévitables sont battus en brèche par l'histoire "". Le Monde. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Horobin, William (12 September 2019). "Thomas Piketty Is Back With a 1,200-Page Guide to Abolishing Billionaires". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b Elliott, Larry (9 September 2019). "Thomas Piketty's new War and Peace-sized book published on Thursday". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b "A bestselling economist sets out the case for socialism". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ Rajan, Raghuram (Feb 25, 2020). "Thomas Piketty's 'Capital and Ideology': scholarship without solutions". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mason, Paul (2020-03-01). "Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty review – down the rabbit hole of bright abstractions". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hadas, Edward (2020-02-28). "Breakingviews - Review: Piketty digs deep for fool's gold". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Colvile, Robert. "Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty review — Karl Marx for our century". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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