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" A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty‑First Century Praise for Time for Socialism : Lively, thought‑provoking, grounded in facts, and resolutely optimistic8212 these essays grapple with the big questions of our time, from the rise of Trumpism and Brexit, to gender inequality and wealth taxation.8212 Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley Praise for Capital in the Twenty-First Century : Piketty [is] arguably the world's leading expert on income and wealth inequality.8212 Paul Krugman, New York Times Piketty has emerged as a rock star of the policy-intellectual world. . But make no mistake, his work richly deserves all the attention it is receiving.8212 Lawrence H. Summers,DemocracyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde , world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron's ascendance to the French presidency, the unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the perspective of his fight for a more equitable world. This collection brings together those articles and is prefaced by an extended introductory essay, in which Piketty argues that the time has come to support an inclusive and expansive conception of socialism as a counterweight against the hypercapitalism that defines our current economic ideology. These essays offer a first draft of history from one of the world's leading economists and public figures, detailing the struggle against inequalities and tax evasion, in favor of a federalist Europe and a globalization more respectful of work and the environment."
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Biographisches: " Thomas Piketty is director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) and professor at the Paris School of Economics. He is the author of Capital in the Twenty†'First Century and Capital and Ideology ." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 1, 2021 The noted French economist makes the case for overhauling the global economy to provide greater equality. In a large-scale federal community, bound by agreements on the free movement of goods, people, and capital, it is logical to entrust a central government with the key role for the taxes, ensuring the greatest redistribution. So writes Piketty in a statement guaranteed to induce howling fits in strict libertarians. Advocating a technocratic, even bureaucratic socialism in this collection of columns from Le Monde, the author builds a careful case. The world hasn't become poorer, writes Piketty, but the world's governments have, thanks to a widespread program of corporate tax breaks and other economic concessions to people who do not need them. This immiseration of government has significant effects, one of the most visible of which is an impoverishment of the educational system. Inequality results from the fact that private wealth has been rising far faster than public wealth has been declining. There is absolutely no sense in making tax gifts to groups who are old and wealthy and have already done very well in recent decades, Piketty argues sensibly. He urges governments to impose both hefty estate taxes and far higher graduated income taxes, and he also suggests that at the age of 25, young people be given outright grants of $150,000 or so to help lift them up in the marketplace and encourage innovation and economic diversity. With such a boost, it would be possible for those young people to start their own businesses and take risks instead of settling in desperation for whatever job comes along. Piketty's arguments are piecemeal and sometimes written as if for fellow economists, with his proposed reforms coming one after another. Readers might have found it more useful had he used his columns as a mine for a more coherent argument rather than reprinting. Still, each page offers an interesting provocation. Readers of like-minded political bent will find Piketty's arguments powerful, if a touch arid. COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "
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