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Piketty: The Origins of Wealth Inequality

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297 Piketty: The Origins of Wealth Inequality

May 22, 2014

Historically, the rate of return on capital has exceeded economic growth leading to wealth inequality, says Piketty (photo: Pablo Garrigós/Demotix/Corbis)

The uneven distribution of wealth is one of the most debated issues in contemporary politics and economics. In a recently published, best-selling book, Thomas Piketty, explains the historical forces which have resulted in this inequality, and why a global tax on wealth could be the solution.

Thomas Piketty, economist and author of “Capital in the 21st Century”

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