Following a recent event at LSE, Thomas Piketty took questions from LSE staff, students and members of the public on inequality and his latest book, Capital and Ideology. Thomas Piketty is Professor at EHESS and at […]
In the wake of the denial of global warming, now on the wane, at least superficially, are we at present witnessing the denial of the rise in inequality? Read here
Could we possibly have a reasoned debate about the several alternative retirement schemes? To judge from the government’s attitude, one might well doubt it. The current government is endeavouring to restrict the discussion to the […]
Book Review by Michael Roberts Back in 2014, French economist Thomas Piketty published a blockbuster book, Capital in the 21st century. Repeating the name of Marx’s Capital, the implication of the title was that it […]
The idea of the circular economy frequently brings to mind issues of recycling waste and materials and making moderate use of natural resources. But if a new system is to emerge which is sustainable and […]
A brilliant read, as Michael Roberts writes a critical, yet very respectful and straightforward review of Thomas Piketty’s new opus , “Capital in the 21st Century”. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
“In this book I will try to convince the reader that the lessons of history can be leaned upon to define a more demanding norm of justice and equality.” Read here
It is perhaps time to abandon the old idea according to which reduction of inequalities should be left to income tax, while the retirement schemes should content themselves with reproducing them. Read here
The question of more monetary intervention or fiscal policy solutions has been discussed for years. As Piketty points out, it is not that simple, any solution will have to solve a large numbers of issues […]
It is increasingly clear that the resolution of the climate challenge will not be possible without a strong movement in the direction of the compression of social inequalities at all levels. Read here
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