Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century

Fernando Estrada

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This review of the book by Thomas Piketty, The capital in the XXI century, presents the central themes of the work and exposes its scope on the relationship between inequality and wealth. In particular a positive reflections on the progressive tax is added.

Keywords: Piketty; Capital; Distribution; Wealth; Fairness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B1 B13 B15 B16 B22 B23 B24 B25 B41 B52 C21 C22 C82 E62 E64 H23 H26 N1 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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