Piketty and the increasing concentration of wealth: some implications of alternative theories of dis-tribution and growth

Antonella Stirati ()
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Antonella Stirati: Università degli Studi Roma Tre (University of Rome Tre)

No CSWP18, Centro Sraffa Working Papers from Centro di Ricerche e Documentazione "Piero Sraffa"

Abstract: Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been spectacularly successful and a reason for this might be the fact that the theory that underlies his analysis is mainstream theory, with some adjustments or reservations on specific points, but never on the fundamentals. Thus, while Piketty’s empirical analysis often challenges received views and supports a non-apologetic view of capitalism’s dynamics, the book at the same time speaks a language which is common to mainstream economists around the world. This however is not always conducive to consistency and interpretative accuracy. A different theoretical perspective (and some empirical evi-dence) might lead to questioning some of the book’s central claims.

Keywords: Piketty; inequality; income distribution; capitalist dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 E25 P10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2016-03
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