Basics: The Role of Capitalism In Global Inequality > An Introduction to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century- A Macat Economics Analysis

The Central Contradiction of Capitalism

Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is the most influential recent work in the field of economics. This short video from Macat explains the key ideas in the work in only a few minutes. 

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