Piketty’s sequel upends capitalism to fix inequality
In his new book, Thomas Piketty, the French economist and writer, advocates ‘participatory socialism’ writes William Horobin
Thomas Piketty’s last blockbuster helped put inequality at the centre of economic debates. Now he’s back with an even longer treatise that explains how governments should fix it – by upending capitalism.
The French edition of Capital and Ideology, coming in at 1,232 pages, was published last week – English speakers will have to wait till next year for a translation. It’s a sequel to Capital in the 21st Century, which has sold ...