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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

byThomas Piketty

Capital in the Twenty-First Century examines capital in the Twenty-First Century, combining Thomas Piketty's clear narrative with the perspective of a historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of business & economics. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

816

ISBN

9780674979857