Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been hailed as a masterpiece, making a powerful case that wealth inequality is not an accident, but rather an inherent feature of capitalism. But how many of us who bought or borrowed the book have read more than a fraction of its 700+ pages? And how many of Piketty’s groundbreaking ideas have gone unappreciated, all for want of intellectual stamina? In this handy volume, Jesper Roine – whose own work was relied upon by Piketty – explains in clear and accessible prose the key concepts behind, and controversies surrounding, Piketty’s landmark work.
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A handy introduction to one of the 21st century's most important works on the economy.
PrefacePart I: The Underlying ResearchWhy all the Fuss?Why this Book?The Underlying ResearchThe Distribution of Income Over the Twentieth CenturyTop Income Shares Over the Twentieth CenturyFour Key InsightsWhy Does This Matter?Technology, Education, and the Possibility of a New Kuznets Curve after 1980?Part II: Summary of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyStructure of the BookIntroduction1. Income and Capital2. The Dynamics of the Capital/Income Ratio3. The Structure of Inequality4. Regulating Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyConclusionPart III: Is Thomas Piketty right?
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`This book is for people who were interested in Piketty's analysis of inequality, but found his book too ponderous to finish. That includes me! Roine compresses Piketty's magnum opus down to 160 digestible pages, not by losing detail, but by expressing the essential data and analysis in a concise, accessible way.' Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics 'A very readable summary of Piketty's important book, written by a leading expert on inequality data.' Per Krusell, Chair of the Committee for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 'Provides invaluable support for students interested in Piketty's landmark work and the debate that it has generated. This book is one that every student reading Capital in the Twenty First Century should use.' Sara Gorgoni, University of Greenwich `An authoritative, coherent and clearly written introduction to Piketty. It is a much needed critical guide to Piketty's work and an invaluable teaching tool.' Ioana Negru, SOAS 'An ideal companion to Piketty. For students and those in need of easier access to Piketty's work, Roine lays out the story in clear terms while providing very useful historical and economic background.' David Stasavage, New York University 'Jesper Roine has written a superb summary of the most talked-about economics book of the 21st century. Jesper's sharp analytical mind, deep social interest and his own respected research in the field make him the ideal author of a book like this.' Magnus Henrekson, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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A handy introduction to one of the 21st century's most important works on the economy.
The most up-to-date and concise guide to Piketty's 1.5 million bestselling work - ideal for students.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781786992338
Publisert
2017-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Zed Books Ltd
Høyde
178 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

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Biographical note

Jesper Roine is an expert on wealth and income inequality, as well as one of the researchers who has contributed to the World Top Incomes Database upon which Piketty's research is based. He is an associate professor of Economics at SITE at the Stockholm School of Economics and has been published, extensively, on the topic of income and wealth inequality. Together with his colleague Daniel Waldenstrom at Uppsala University, he is responsible for the Swedish data on long-run income and wealth inequality used in Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century.