Why save the bankers?
Why save the bankers? by Thomas Piketty is a 2016 Politics & Current Affairs 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 2 years after the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 2nd of 5 books by Thomas Piketty on Books Worth Reading (1997–2021), by publication year.
- Edition: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, 2016 · 224 pages
The paired TED talk
New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century (2014), the TED talk by Thomas Piketty.
From the publisher
Shares incisive commentary on the financial meltdown and its aftermath, counseling democratic societies on how to avoid the practices that have led to unregulated markets and economic inequality.