30 April 2020

Economist Thomas Piketty: Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exposed the “Violence of Social Inequality”

As nearly 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment in just six weeks and millions worldwide face hunger and poverty, we look at the global economic catastrophe triggered by the pandemic and its impact on the most vulnerable. 
As the World Food Programme warns of a massive spike in global hunger and more than 100 million people in cities worldwide could fall into poverty, can this crisis be a catalyst for change? 
We ask French economist Thomas Piketty. His 2014 internationally best-selling book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” looked at economic inequality and the necessity of wealth taxes. 
His new book, “Capital and Ideology,” has been described as a manifesto for political change. #DemocracyNow 
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Thomas PikettyVerified account @PikettyLeMonde 6 hours ago
By the way, Capital and ideology is published today in France! 
In a few months in English and other languages  
12:41 AM - 12 Sep 2019           
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"The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system. ... Google Books "
"Our economy, Piketty observes, is not a natural fact. 
Markets, profits, and capital are all historical constructs that depend on choices
. ... Piketty argues for a new “participatory” socialism, a system founded on an ideology of equalitysocial propertyeducation, and thesharing of knowledge and power."
 
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Thomas Piketty Is Back With a 1,200-Page Guide to Abolishing Billionaires
"Thomas Piketty’s last blockbuster helped put inequality at the center of economic debates. Now he’s back with an even longer treatise that explains how governments should fix it –- by upending capitalism.
The French edition of “Capital and Ideology,’’ weighing in at 1,232 pages, comes out on Thursday
(English speakers will have to wait till next year for a translation)
It’s a sequel to “Capital in the 21st Century,’’ which has sold more than 2.5 million copies in 40 languages since 2013, according to its publisher.

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