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Capital in the twenty-first century [electronic book] / Thomas Piketty ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Computer fileComputer filePublisher: Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©2014Description: 1 online resource (vii, 685 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • electronic resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674369542
Other title:
  • Capital in the 21st century
Uniform titles:
  • Capital au XXIe siècle. English
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: 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 title, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns.
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Translation of the author's Le capital au XXIe siècle

Includes bibliographical references and index

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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 title, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns.

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