
Thomas Piketty (French: [tɔma pikɛti]; born May 7, 1971) is a French economist who works on wealth and income inequality. He is the director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) and professor at the Paris School of Economics. He is the author of the best selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), which emphasizes the themes of his work on wealth concentrations and distribution over the past 250 years. The book argues that the rate of capital return in developed countries is persistently greater than the rate of economic growth, and that this will cause wealth inequality to increase in the future. To address this problem, he proposes redistribution through a global tax on wealth. Piketty was born on May 7, 1971, in the Parisian suburb of Clichy. He gained a C-stream (scientific) Baccalauréat, and after taking scientific preparatory classes, he entered the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) at the age of 18, where he studied mathematics and economics. At the age of 22, Piketty was awarded his Ph.D. for a thesis on wealth redistribution, which he wrote at the EHESS and the London School of Economics under Roger Guesnerie. After earning his PhD, Piketty taught from 1993 to 1995 as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1995, he joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) as a researcher, and in 2000 he became director of studies at EHESS. Piketty won the 2002 prize for the best young economist in France, and according to a list dated November 11, 2003, he is a member of the scientific orientation board of the association "À gauche, en Europe", founded by Michel Rocard and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. In 2006 Piketty became the first head of the Paris School of Economics, which he helped set up. He left after a few months to serve as an economic advisor to Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal during the French presidential campaign. Piketty resumed teaching at the Paris School of Economics in 2007. He is a columnist for the French newspaper Libération, and occasionally writes op-eds for Le Monde. In April 2012, Piketty co-authored along with 42 colleagues an open letter in support of then-PS candidate for the French presidency François Hollande. Hollande won the contest against the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in May of that year. In 2013, Piketty won the biennial Yrjö Jahnsson Award, for the economist under age 45 who has "made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to the study of economics in Europe." Piketty specializes in economic inequality, taking a historic and statistical approach. His work looks at the rate of capital accumulation in relation to economic growth over a two hundred year spread from the nineteenth century to the present. His novel use of tax records enabled him to gather data on the very top economic elite, who had previously been understudied, and to ascertain their rate of accumulation of wealth and how this compared to the rest of society and economy. His most recent book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, relies on economic data going back 250 years to show that an ever-rising concentration of wealth is not self-correcting. To address this problem, he proposes redistribution through a global tax on wealth.
A New York Times #1 BestsellerAn Amazon #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year—and maybe of the decade.”—Paul Krugman, New York Times“The book aims to revolutionize the way people think about the economic history of the past two centuries. It may well manage the feat.”—The Economist“Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is an intellectual tour de force, a triumph of economic history over the theoretical, mathematical modeling that has come to dominate the economics profession in recent years.”—Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post“Piketty has written an extraordinarily important book…In its scale and sweep it brings us back to the founders of political economy.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times“A sweeping account of rising inequality…Piketty has written a book that nobody interested in a defining issue of our era can afford to ignore.”—John Cassidy, New Yorker“Stands a fair chance of becoming the most influential work of economics yet published in our young century. It is the most important study of inequality in over fifty years.”—Timothy Shenk, The Nation
The world's leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding. A perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It's easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one has done more to reveal the problem than Thomas Piketty. Now, in this surprising and powerful new work, Piketty reminds us that the grand sweep of history gives us reasons to be optimistic. Over the centuries, he shows, we have been moving toward greater equality.Piketty guides us with elegance and concision through the great movements that have made the modern world for better and worse: the growth of capitalism, revolutions, imperialism, slavery, wars, and the building of the welfare state. It's a history of violence and social struggle, punctuated by regression and disaster. But through it all, Piketty shows, human societies have moved fitfully toward a more just distribution of income and assets, a reduction of racial and gender inequalities, and greater access to health care, education, and the rights of citizenship. Our rough march forward is political and ideological, an endless fight against injustice. To keep moving, Piketty argues, we need to learn and commit to what works, to institutional, legal, social, fiscal, and educational systems that can make equality a lasting reality. At the same time, we need to resist historical amnesia and the temptations of cultural separatism and intellectual compartmentalization. At stake is the quality of life for billions of people. We know we can do better, Piketty concludes. The past shows us how. The future is up to us.
The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system.Our economy, Piketty observes, is not a natural fact. Markets, profits, and capital are all historical constructs that depend on choices. Piketty explores the material and ideological interactions of conflicting social groups that have given us slavery, serfdom, colonialism, communism, and hypercapitalism, shaping the lives of billions. He concludes that the great driver of human progress over the centuries has been the struggle for equality and education and not, as often argued, the assertion of property rights or the pursuit of stability. The new era of extreme inequality that has derailed that progress since the 1980s, he shows, is partly a reaction against communism, but it is also the fruit of ignorance, intellectual specialization, and our drift toward the dead-end politics of identity.Once we understand this, we can begin to envision a more balanced approach to economics and politics. Piketty argues for a new "participatory" socialism, a system founded on an ideology of equality, social property, education, and the sharing of knowledge and power. Capital and Ideology is destined to be one of the indispensable books of our time, a work that will not only help us understand the world, but that will change it.
Thomas Piketty―whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate―wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. This concise text has established itself as an indispensable guide for students and general readers in France, where it has been regularly updated and revised. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer, The Economics of Inequality now appears in English for the first time.Piketty begins by explaining how inequality evolves and how economists measure it. In subsequent chapters, he explores variances in income and ownership of capital and the variety of policies used to reduce these gaps. Along the way, with characteristic clarity and precision, he introduces key ideas about the relationship between labor and capital, the effects of different systems of taxation, the distinction between “historical” and “political” time, the impact of education and technological change, the nature of capital markets, the role of unions, and apparent tensions between the pursuit of efficiency and the pursuit of fairness.Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, this is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one of the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics.
In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they confront head-on the extreme divides that remain in wealth, income, power, and status nationally and globally.What can be done at a time of deep political instability and environmental crisis? Piketty and Sandel agree on much: more inclusive investment in health and education, higher progressive taxation, curbing the political power of the rich and the overreach of markets. But how far and how fast can we push? Should we prioritize material or social change? What are the prospects for any change at all with nationalist forces resurgent? How should the left relate to values like patriotism and local solidarity where they collide with the challenges of mass migration and global climate change?To see Piketty and Sandel grapple with these and other problems is to glimpse new possibilities for change and justice but also the stubborn truth that progress towards greater equality never comes quickly or without deep social conflict and political struggle.
The return of the best-selling, award-winning economist extraordinaire With the same powerful evidence, and range of reference, as his global bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century - and in columns of 700 words, rather than 700 pages - Chronicles sets out Thomas Piketty's analysis of the financial crisis, what has happened since and where we should go from here. Tackling a wider range of subjects than in Capital, from productivity in Britain to Barack Obama, it comprises the very best of his writing for Liberation from the past ten years. Now, translated into English for the first time, it will further cement Piketty's reputation as the world's leading thinker today.
A chronicle of events that shook the world from the author of Capital in the Twenty‑First Century Over the past four years, world‑renowned economist Thomas Piketty documented his close observations on current events through a regular column in the French newspaper Le Monde. His pen captured the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always through the lens of Piketty’s fight for a more equitable world. This collection brings together those articles and is prefaced by an extended introductory essay, in which Piketty argues that the time has come to support an inclusive and expansive conception of socialism as a counterweight against the hypercapitalism that defines our current economic ideology. These essays offer a first draft of history from one of the world’s leading economists and public figures, detailing the struggle against inequalities and tax evasion, in favor of a federalist Europe and a globalization more respectful of work and the environment.
by Thomas Piketty
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
“The most important economics book of the year―and maybe of the decade.” —Paul Krugman, New York Times, on Capital in the Twenty-First Century A bestselling economist’s history of inequality and guide to a more just, sustainable world, distilled into an engaging and accessible pocket-sized text.In this unique work, Thomas Piketty presents a synthesis of his historical and comparative research on inequality. He challenges the idea that there could be natural inequalities and shows that the march toward equality has always depended on political and social struggles, addressing diverse topics such education, inheritance, the climate crisis, the taxation of wealth, and gender disparities. Adapted from Piketty’s 2022 lecture at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Nature, Culture, and Inequality makes his important argument available to a wider audience for the first time. With a clear, conversational tone, he provides a strong foundation of data and concrete examples of how we can continue to level the playing field.
Disons-le d'emblée : aucun pays n'a inventé de système parfait permettant de lutter contre le racisme et les discriminations. L’enjeu est d’imaginer un nouveau modèle, transnational et universaliste, qui replace la politique antidiscriminatoire dans le cadre plus général d’une politique sociale et économique à visée égalitaire et universelle, et qui assume la réalité du racisme et des discriminations – pour se donner les moyens de les mesurer et de les corriger, sans pour autant figer les identités, qui sont toujours plurielles et multiples.
by Thomas Piketty
Rating: 3.8 ⭐
¿Es posible que estemos retrocediendo a los niveles de desigualdad previos a la Primera Guerra Mundial? Esta pregunta es el centro mismo de este libro. En efecto, asistimos a un capitalismo enloquecido, a tal punto que la concentración de la riqueza alcanza los valores de 1900-1910 y ni siquiera se aplican los impuestos al capital que regían en el siglo XIX.La primera gran crisis del capitalismo globalizado del siglo XXI se desató entre 2007 y 2008, y puso en evidencia que los patrimonios privados se habían incrementado sin control, mientras los salarios y la producción casi no habían crecido en los últimos treinta años. Por razones ideológicas o por incompetencia, muchos Estados aumentan la carga fiscal sobre el trabajo y subvencionan a una casta de rentistas. En este libro, Thomas Piketty somete el presente a una mirada despiadada, a tono con la urgencia de lo que está en juego. Así, plantea hipótesis contundentes acerca del rol de los bancos centrales, que no están para “ver pasar los trenes” y evitar la inflación sino para garantizar la estabilidad y el crecimiento; la necesidad de diseñar una reforma fiscal que grave las sucesiones, el capital y los ingresos más altos; los ajustes que requieren el sistema previsional y el sistema educativo; la importancia de racionalizar el Estado para garantizar un verdadero servicio y respeto por los derechos. Pero además dirige un desafío a todo el campo de la izquierda, que debe apropiarse de la discusión fiscal y educativa con un programa claro y decisión política.En estas crónicas, que recorren los años del siglo XXI, Piketty muestra sus dotes de economista brillante y, en la tradición de Joseph Stiglitz y Paul Krugman, su agudeza de gran divulgador para entender cómo se hace política hoy y cómo sería deseable que se hiciera. Agilidad, sentido del humor, ironía extrema y el recurso al absurdo son las marcas de un estilo impecable, que le permite ir de la coyuntura al planteo de propuestas serias para salir del atolladero ampliando, y nunca recortando, derechos.
Autor do impactante O capital no século XXI , Thomas Piketty revolucionou para sempre o pensamento econômico contemporâneo. Em Às urnas, cidadãos! ele analisa de modo incisivo assuntos de extrema relevância para a economia mundial, como as dívidas nacionais, a redistribuição de recursos e a fragmentação do bloco europeu.Às portas da eleição presidencial francesa de 2017, Piketty faz ainda um minucioso balanço dos mandatos de Nicolas Sarkozy e François Hollande; propõe rever diversas políticas que debilitam programas e instituições de grande relevância social e critica a forma de aplicação das alíquotas, que em geral privilegia as grandes empresas e os indivíduos mais ricos, ampliando as já imensas desigualdades.Diante de países que pouco se importam com seus vizinhos, qual seria a solução? A moratória das dívidas? A formação de uma câmara orçamentária da zona do euro? Para responder a essa e a outras perguntas, Piketty critica os egoísmos nacionais, lança um amplo olhar sobre a economia global e acompanha a escalada da desigualdade além da Europa, ao discutir a situação de Estados Unidos, África do Sul, Brasil, Índia, Oriente Médio e China.Nas mais de cinquenta crônicas que compõem Às urnas, cidadãos! o autor reafirma a ideia de que a economia diz respeito a toda a sociedade, e não a um pequeno grupo de especialistas.O livro reúne crônicas do consagrado economista, publicadas entre janeiro de 2012 e junho de 2016, que debatem problemáticas de interesse internacional.O capital no século XXI, primeiro livro do autor publicado no Brasil, acumula mais de 150 mil exemplares vendidos, foi eleito Livro do Ano pelo Financial Times e listado entre os dez melhores livros de 2014 pela Veja.“Leitores de mente aberta com certeza se verão incapazes de ignorar as evidências e os argumentos que Thomas Piketty traz à tona.”— Financial Times“Piketty é um fenômeno político, midiático e editorial surpreendente.”— El País
Wirklich große Ökonomen beschränken sich nicht auf wissenschaftliche Grundlagenwerke, sondern suchen auch die öffentliche Debatte. Thomas Piketty ist hierfür das beste Beispiel. Der Autor des wohl bedeutendsten Werkes der politischen Ökonomie der letzten Jahrzehnte ist ein kritischer Beobachter seiner Zeit.Der vorliegende Band versammelt seine auf die Finanz- und Eurokrise bezogenen Interventionen der letzten Jahre und führt dabei zugleich in die großen Themen seines internationalen Bestsellers Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert ein. Kann die Europäische Union der zentrale Gegenspieler eines außer Kontrolle geratenen Finanzkapitalismus werden oder kapituliert sie vor der Macht der Märkte? Wie lässt sich die Eurozone nachhaltig stabilisieren, nachdem die Zentralbank das Schlimmste vorerst abgewendet hat? Die Spekulation gegen einzelne Eurostaaten, so zeigt Thomas Piketty, kann letztlich nur durch die Einführung von Eurobonds und eine Stärkung der europäischen Institutionen verhindert werden. Andernfalls wird der Euro scheitern.
by Thomas Piketty
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
Né en 1971, Thomas Piketty est ancien élève de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, docteur de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales et chercheur en économie au CNRS. Ancien professeur au département d'Economie du Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), il est également membre du Conseil d'Analyse Economique du Premier Ministre. Le Livre : La question des inégalités est au coeur de la vie politique française. On a dit et écrit tout et son contraire sur ce sujet. La somme proposée ici sera, sans conteste, l'ouvrage de référence sur la question. Ce livre dresse le tableau d'un siècle d'inégalités. Il montre que, contrairement à une idée reçue, l'inégalité des salaires et restée sensiblement la même en France tout au long du XXème siècle : le pouvoir d'achat a été multiplié par 5, mais la hiérarchie n'a pratiquement pas changé. L'inégalité totale des revenus a fortement diminué au cours des années 1914-1945, mais cette baisse est due pour l'essentiel aux chocs subis par les revenus du capital (destructions, inflation, crise des années 1930), et non pas à un processus économique « naturel ». La concentration des fortunes et des revenus du capital n'a par la suite jamais retrouvé le niveau astronomique qui était le sien à la veille de la première guerre mondiale, ce qui semble s'expliquer par l'impact de l'impôt progressif sur l'accumulation et la reconstitution de patrimoines importants. En l'absence de ces chocs et de l'impôt progressif, il est probable que la France n'aurait pas quitté de sitôt le sommet inégalitaire du début du siècle. Thomas Piketty, qui se fonde notamment sur une exploitation systématique de sources fiscales permettant de couvrir l'ensemble du siècle (déclarations de revenus, de salaires et de successions), analyse également comment les perceptions de ces inégalités ont évolué de 1901 à 1998 (« fin des rentiers », « montée des cadres », etc..). La question des inégalités apparaît alors comme une véritable grille de lecture de l'histoire générale de la France au XXème siècle.
An acclaimed economist’s observations on four years of events that have shaped the world In this new volume drawn from his columns for the French newspaper Le Monde, renowned economist Thomas Piketty takes measure of the world since 2021: leaders grappling with the aftershocks of a global pandemic; politics shifting rightward in Europe and America; and wars breaking out and escalating, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Together with an extended introductory essay arguing that an ecological socialism remains the best hope for global equality, these articles present Piketty’s vivid first draft of history—on the rise of China, political upheaval, armed conflict, inequity within and between nations, discrimination, and beyond. Despite the gathering clouds, Piketty continues to find reasons for hope.
Un futuro sostenible y justo es Piketty nos muestra cómo construirloEn esta nueva obra, Thomas Piketty recopila sus crónicas escritas entre 2020 y 2024, en las que aborda con lucidez la necesidad de transicionar hacia un modelo económico que integre justicia social y sostenibilidad ambiental. A través de un análisis profundo de las políticas contemporáneas, Piketty critica las fallas del capitalismo actual y propone un cambio transformador hacia un sistema que priorice la equidad y el respeto por el medioambiente. Esta obra ofrece una perspectiva innovadora y urgente para enfrentar los desafíos económicos y ecológicos del siglo XXI.
« Le XXe siècle a été le siècle de la social-démocratie. Le XXIe siècle sera celui du socialisme écologique, démocratique et participatif. L’affirmation peut surprendre en ces temps où un inquiétant mélange de repli identitaire et de néolibéralisme résigné semble l’emporter un peu partout. Et pourtant je reste optimiste, encore et toujours. L’égalité est un combat qui peut être gagné, qui a été gagné dans le passé et qui le sera encore à l’avenir. À condition de bien mesurer toutes les transformations institutionnelles que cela implique, de tirer toutes les leçons des stratégies politiques qui en découlent, et surtout de ne jamais abandonner à d’autres les questions sociales et économiques et les réflexions sur le système socioéconomique alternatif. Ce sont des questions éminemment politiques, sur lesquelles tous les citoyens se doivent d’avoir une opinion et de s’engager. C’est en renversant les rapports de savoir et de pouvoir et en reprenant le cours des mobilisations sociales et collectives que la marche vers l’égalité et la dignité pourra reprendre ses droits et que la parenthèse nationale-libérale pourra être refermée. »T.PAprès Vivement le socialisme ! Chroniques 2016-2020, Thomas Piketty partage ses réflexions développées dans ses chroniques pour Le Monde et son blog, de la crise du Covid jusqu’à la guerre à Gaza. Il analyse les événements politiques qui secouent la planète, bousculent l’Europe et l’espace national, ouvrant des perspectives de changement. Précédé d’une préface inédite, ce recueil comprend l’ensemble des chroniques publiées par Thomas Piketty entre juillet 2020 et septembre 2024.Directeur d’études à l’Ehess et professeur à l’École d’économie de Paris, Thomas Piketty est l’auteur du Capital au XXIe siècle (2013). Son dernier ouvrage intitulé Une Histoire du conflit politique. Élections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022 (2023) a été co-signé avec Julia Cagé.
A publicação dos estudos do francês Thomas Piketty a respeito da desigualdade social e da crescente concentração de riqueza ganharam as manchetes de jornais do mundo inteiro. E catalisou um debate que já estava em andamento as respeito dos efeitos disso na economia, no meio ambiente e no próprio exercício da democracia.
Dans ce nouveau recueil de chroniques, Thomas Piketty dresse le bilan plus que mitigé des quinquennats successifs de Nicolas Sarkozy et de François Hollande. Mais il y défend surtout la conviction selon laquelle les questions économiques ne sont pas des questions techniques qu'il faudrait abandonner à une petite caste d'experts, et affirme la nécessité pour les citoyens de se faire leur propre opinion, sans se laisser impressionner.
Was tun, wenn die Welt brennt – und die Reichsten noch Öl ins Feuer gießen? Die Herausforderungen unserer Zeit erfordern globale Lösungen, während paradoxerweise der Nationalismus ein Comeback feiert. Für Thomas Piketty gibt die weltpolitische Lage nicht nur Anlass zur Sorge, sondern auch zu einer erneuten Intervention im Namen echter Veränderung. In dieser Auswahl seiner Kolumnen aus den Jahren 2020 bis 2025 widmet er sich der ökonomischen Ungleichheit in Zeiten der ökologischen Krise – und der Frage, wie wir beides endlich überwinden können.Soziale Ungleichheit und der Klimawandel gehören ohne Frage zu den größten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Thomas Piketty zeigt, dass sich diese globalen Problemlagen gegenseitig bedingen – und nur zusammen gelöst werden können. Die grundlegenden Verflechtungen von Ökonomie und Umwelt betrachtet er im Prisma brisanter Themen und Debatten, von den geopolitischen Verschiebungen und der Renaissance des wirtschaftlichen Protektionismus über den Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine bis hin zur Zukunft Israels und Palästinas. Inmitten der aktuellen welt- und wirtschaftspolitischen Tendenzen zur Abschottung hält Piketty ein visionäres Plä für ein föderales und starkes Europa, eine international vernetzte Linke und eine Globalisierung, die verträglich für Mensch und Umwelt ist. Für einen ökologischen, demokratischen und partizipativen Sozialismus. Für notwendige Utopien.
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Un futuro sostenible y justo es Piketty nos muestra cómo construirlo. En esta nueva obra, Thomas Piketty recopila sus crónicas escritas entre 2020 y 2024, en las que aborda con lucidez la necesidad de transicionar hacia un modelo económico que integre justicia social y sostenibilidad ambiental. A través de un análisis profundo de las políticas contemporáneas, Piketty critica las fallas del capitalismo actual y propone un cambio transformador hacia un sistema que priorice la equidad y el respeto por el medioambiente. Esta obra ofrece una perspectiva innovadora y urgente para enfrentar los desafíos económicos y ecológicos del siglo XXI.
Piketty torna in modo agile e sintetico sui punti salienti della ricerca sul capitale che lo ha reso famoso in tutto il la fallita rivendicazione d’uguaglianza proclamata a gran voce dalla Rivoluzione Francese, le conseguenze della Rivoluzione Industriale, il travagliato XX secolo e poi, ancora, la crisi finanziaria del 2008 e il fallimento del progetto Europa. La domanda che si pone al cuore di questo breve saggio è la la promessa democratica maturata in modo convulso nel corso del Novecento è in grado di mettere il capitalismo e il diritto alla proprietà privata al servizio dell’interesse pubblico? Quella promessa, oggi, è ancora valida?
Thomas Piketty, especialista en desigualdad económica, apuesta por un mundo que avanza hacia la igualdad.El camino hacia la igualdad es fruto de luchas y rebeliones contra la injusticia, y resultado de un proceso de aprendizaje de medidas institucionales y sistemas legales, sociales, fiscales y educativos que nos permitan hacer de la igualdad una realidad duradera. Desafortunadamente, este proceso a menudo se ve debilitado por la amnesia histórica, el nacionalismo intelectual y la compartimentación del conocimiento.Thomas Piketty, economista francés y especialista en desigualdad económica, se dirige a un amplio público y presenta una síntesis que trasciende las fronteras nacionales y disciplinarias. El autor destaca una dimensión optimista porque, tal y como argumenta, hay un movimiento profundamente arraigado que conduce a una mayor igualdad.
Se nel 1990 mi avessero detto che avrei pubblicato una raccolta di Cronache intitolata Il socialismo del futuro, avrei creduto a uno scherzo di cattivo gusto. Dall’alto dei miei diciotto anni, avevo trascorso l’autunno 1989 ad ascoltare alla radio le notizie sul collasso delle dittature comuniste e del “socialismo reale” nell’Est Europa. Ma eccoci trent’anni dopo l’ultracapitalismo ha passato ogni limite e, oggi, ritengo necessario riflettere sia su un nuovo superamento del capitalismo, sia su una nuova forma di socialismo, partecipativo e decentrato, federale e democratico, ecologico, multiculturale e femminista. La storia deciderà se la parola “socialismo” debba considerarsi definitivamente estinta ed essere sostituita. Io penso, per parte mia, che possa essere salvata. Non penso che “socialismo” resti il termine più adatto per significare l’idea di un sistema economico alternativo al capitalismo. In tutti i casi, non è possibile limitarsi a essere “contro” il capitalismo o il occorre anche e soprattutto essere “pro”, favorevoli a qualcos’altro. Il che ci obbliga a individuare con precisione il sistema economico ideale che si desidera adottare, la società ugualitaria che si ha in mente, a prescindere dal nome che alla fine si deciderà di assegnarle. È diventato d’uso corrente dire che il sistema capitalista attuale non ha futuro, poiché accresce le disuguaglianze e annienta il pianeta. Non è scorretto dirlo, salvo che, in assenza di un’alternativa chiaramente espressa, l’attuale sistema ha ancora, di sicuro, una lunga vita davanti a sé.
by Thomas Piketty
Rating: 3.3 ⭐
Der französische Starökonom Thomas Piketty spricht über Ungleichheit, frühere Seuchen und Krisen und denkt darüber nach, wie man Güter und Vermögen so verteilen kann, dass die Demokratie nicht vom Kapitalismus zerstört wird. Die Probleme nach Corona sind die Probleme vor Corona, nur schlimmer. Das hat die Pandemie schonungslos gezeigt. Ob Ungleichheit und Klimawandel, Wirtschaft und Arbeit, Geschlechterverhältnisse, Gesellschaft, Demokratie und Staat – Corona beschleunigt alte Missstände und Widersprüche. Was sind die Folgen? Wie kommen wir da wieder raus? Und was können wir besser machen? Ein Band aus unserer Corona-Interviewreihe, in der acht prominente Köpfe aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Kultur Antworten geben.Thomas Piketty, geb. 1971, ist Professor an der Pariser Elitehochschule École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Er ist einer der weltweit bekanntesten und führenden Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Sein Beststeller "Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert" erlangte weltweite Aufmerksamkeit..
El Atlas de las desigualdades se propone, a través del análisis de reconocidos especialistas y un amplio despliegue de mapas, gráficos e infografías, reflejar las múltiples y crecientes desigualdades que agobian al mundo y desentrañar sus causas profundas.
Dos de los pensadores más influyentes de la actualidad reflexionan en este fascinante diálogo sobre el valor de la igualdad en todos los ámbitos.Thomas Piketty y Michael J. Sandel abordan aquí temas que abarcan la economía, la filosofía y la historia, y valoran cuánto hemos avanzado en la lucha por lograr una mayor igualdad entre las personas de todo el mundo. Al mismo tiempo, afrontan las profundas divisiones que aún persisten a causa de la desigual riqueza, el mal uso del poder y el deseo de estatus y muestran tanto sus acuerdos como sus discrepancias.Este diálogo nos permite vislumbrar nuevas posibilidades para el cambio y la justicia sociales, pero también es un recordatorio de que el lento progreso hacia una mayor igualdad para todos nunca llega sin un profundo conflicto social y la lucha política.Please This audiobook is in Spanish.
Deux des intellectuels les plus influents de notre temps engagent un dialogue passionnant sur les enjeux contemporains de l'égalité. Leur conversation explore les défis sociaux, économiques et politiques qui façonnent nos sociétés modernes, interrogeant les mécanismes qui creusent les inégalités et les moyens de les réduire. Ils examinent avec une acuité remarquable les dimensions complexes des inégalités, en mettant l’accent sur l'investissement dans l'éducation et la santé, la justice fiscale et la nécessité de limiter le pouvoir politique des plus riches. Ils questionnent aussi les dynamiques de solidarité et de dignité ainsi que les enjeux globaux que sont les migrations et le changement climatique. Leur analyse transcende les frontières disciplinaires, croisant économie, philosophie et histoire, pour offrir une compréhension unique des défis actuels. Thomas Piketty et Michael J. Sandel proposent une réflexion nuancée qui dépasse les clivages idéologiques traditionnels, offrant des perspectives neuves sur la manière dont les sociétés peuvent construire des modèles plus équitables et plus inclusifs, qui ne pourront se faire sans de nécessaires luttes sociales et politiques.Thomas Piketty est directeur d’études à l’EHESS et professeur à l’École d’économie de Paris. Il est l’auteur d’un succès mondial : Le Capital au XXIe siècle. Son dernier livre, avec Julia Cagé, s’intitule Une histoire du conflit politique.Michael J. Sandel est professeur de philosophie politique à l’université de Harvard. Ses travaux portent sur la justice, l’éthique et la démocratie. Il est également l’auteur d’un best-seller mondial, Justice. Son dernier ouvrage s’intitule La Tyrannie du mérite.