The Return of "Patrimonial Capitalism" Review of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century
The paper provides a detailed review of Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the 21st century." It focuses on the new contributions of the book, and in particular on its unified treatment of economic growth, functional income distribution, and concentration of personal income. It conclud...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
The World Bank
2014
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| Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The paper provides a detailed review of Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the 21st century." It focuses on the new contributions of the book, and in particular on its unified treatment of economic growth, functional income distribution, and concentration of personal income. It concludes that Piketty's reinvigoration of classical and empircally-drven approach is likely to have a profound impact on economics |
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| Physical Description: | 22 p |