Economie des inégalités
Economie des inégalités by Thomas Piketty is a 1997 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Thomas Piketty, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century" (2014), 1.8M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 17 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 5 books by Thomas Piketty on Books Worth Reading (1997–2021), by publication year.
- Edition: Harvard University Press, 1997 · 128 pages
The paired TED talk
New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century (2014), the TED talk by Thomas Piketty.
From the publisher
Thomas Piketty wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over 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