Thomas Piketty – författare & böcker

Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet

Storpocket, Svenska, 2017

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Den franske nationalekonomen Thomas Pikettys Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet är en av de internationellt mest uppmärksammade och hyllade politisk-ekonomiska böckerna som utkommit de senaste decennierna och har jämförts med Karl Marx och John Maynard Keynes mest kända verk.

Tillväxten är det stigande tidvatten som lyfter alla båtar.

Så kan den teori formuleras som väglett västvärldens ekonomer och politiker i många år. Ekonomiska klyftor har ansetts vara av mindre intresse, eftersom man varit så övertygad om att marknaden i slutändan kommer att ställa allt till rätta.

På senare tid har emellertid en rad forskare framträtt som ifrågasätter detta synsätt. En av dem är Thomas Piketty. I sin bok Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet visar han, med statistik från tjugo länder och fyra århundraden, hur en allt större ojämlikhet vad gäller förmögenhet och inkomst har vuxit fram tvärtemot förutsägelserna om att välståndet skulle komma alla till del. Efter några lyckliga decennier i mitten 1900-talet då ojämlikheten minskade är den idag för flera länder tillbaka på nivåer som inte setts sedan 1930-talet eller rentav 1800-talet.

Starka ekonomiska krafter verkar dessutom för att ojämlikheten kommer att fortsätta att öka, något som i förlängningen kan innebära ett hot mot demokratin och de värderingar om social rättvisa den är grundad på. Men det finns också möjliga motkrafter, där en politisk inriktning mot att återupprätta någon form av demokratisk kontroll över kapitalismen, kan spela en viktig roll.

Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet är ett ovärderligt bidrag för att förstå de mäktiga ekonomiska mekanismer som styr våra moderna samhällen. Den är också ett tungt argument för varför jämlikhetsfrågan måste återfå sin centrala plats i varje diskussion om hur framtidens sociala liv ska se ut.

OM FÖRFATTAREN

Thomas Piketty, född 1971, är en fransk nationalekonom specialiserad på ojämlikhet i fördelning av inkomst och förmögenhet. Han är professor vid École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris School of Economics och London School of Economics.

OM BOKEN

"Thomas Piketty är inte något känt namn, men det kommer kanske att förändras genom publiceringen av hans storartade och förkrossande betraktelse om ojämlikhet, Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet. Piketty har skrivit en i sanning enastående bok. Det är ett verk som förenar stor historisk överblick - när hörde du senaste en ekonom åberopa Jane Austen och Balzac? - med omsorgsfull analys av data. Och fastän Piketty gör sig lustig över den nationalekonomiska professionen för dess barnsliga passion för matematik, så underbygger han sin egen diskussion med en ekonomisk modell som är något av ett konststycke, ett angreppssätt som integrerar analys av ekonomisk tillväxt med fördelningen av inkomst och förmögenhet. Det här är en bok som kommer att förändra både hur vi ser på samhället och den nationalekonomiska praktiken." Paul Krugman i New York Review of Books

"Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet är ett standardverk för en ny tid. En klassiker. Det ekonomiska paradigmskiftet mellan två hårda pärmar. En bok som kommer att influera ekonomer och politiker för lång tid framöver. Ni får ursäkta mitt pretentiösa tonläge, men det här är ett sådan verk. Alla som är intresserade av de stora krafter som formar samhället kommer behöva relatera till Thomas Piketty de närmaste åren. De kommer rentav att behöva läsa Thomas Piketty. Deras smala lycka är att den 700-sidiga boken inte bara är läsbar, utan relativt uppslukande. Genom att upptäcka och sammanställa tidigare aldrig skådad data har Thomas Piketty upptäckt en ny ekonomisk planet. Problemet är bara att det är vår egen." Katrine Kielos (Marçal) i Dagens Nyheter

Kapitalet och ideologin

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Svenska, 2020

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"Piketty ger oss hopp genom att envist visa att mer jämlika samhällen alltid är möjliga. Hans två storverk utgör faktiskt redan en reformismens bibel." GÖRAN GREIDER, debattör och författare

Ett nytt perspektiv på världshistorien, en svidande kritik av samtidens politik och ett djärvt förslag till ett mer rättvist ekonomiskt system. Thomas Pikettys bästsäjande Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet revolutionerade den internationella debatten om ojämlikhet. Här utmanar han vårt sätt att se på ideologi, globalisering och samhällsförändring.

Piketty beskriver de idéer som har rättfärdigat ojämlikheten under det senaste årtusendet, kartlägger var dagens ekonomiska och politiska tänkande går vilse och blickar framåt mot en ny politisk världsordning. Därtill är Sverige och den svenska modellen ett återkommande exempel i bokens många analyser och iakttagelser.

KAPITALET OCH IDEOLOGIN är en omistlig bok för den som på allvar vill förstå samtidens strukturella ojämlikheter -- och hur man kan göra upp med dem en gång för alla.

"Kapitalet och ideologin är en slösande rik bok, på 1 200 sidor, av världshistoria och samtidsanalys, skriven för vanligt folk av en av vår tids största samhällsforskare, ett storverk." AFTONBLADET

"Den viktigaste boken att läsa för alla som vill se ett rött 2020-tal." DANIEL SUHONEN, debattör och författare

"Den tog veckor att läsa, men gjorde mig stillsamt lycklig." PER WIRTÉN, Expressen

En kort historik om jämlikhet

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Svenska, 2022

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Ingen har som Thomas Piketty blottlagt hur våra politiska och ekonomiska system banat väg för orättvisor. I sin nya bok visar han med stor skärpa hur det vid sidan om kriser, våld och tyranni hela tiden förts kamper för rättvisare inkomstfördelning, starkare rättigheter och minskad ojämlikhet.

Förändring går att åstadkomma. Men för att röra oss framåt måste vi ständigt ompröva våra välfärdssystem och stå emot historielöshet och kulturell separatism. Och viktigast av allt: kampen för jämlikhet stannar av om vi inte själva för den vidare.

I En kort historik om jämlikhet sammanfattar världens ledande nationalekonom sina tidigare arbeten. Det är den perfekta introduktionen till hans tankar, idéer och drömmar om en bättre framtid.

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Thomas Piketty (f. 1971) är en av vår tids mest uppskattade och lästa nationalekonomer. Hans tidigare böcker om ekonomisk ojämlikhet, Kapitalet i tjugoförsta århundradet (2015) och Kapitalet och ideologin (2020), har redan uppnått klassikerstatus. Piketty är professor vid École d'économie de Paris och École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

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»Med sin typiska klarhet, imponerande bredd och provocerande progressivitet är Pikettys nya bok en livsviktig introduktion till hans idéer.«Publishers Weekly

»Piketty presenterar en plan som är både smart, genomtänkt och grundad i en beundransvärd politisk övertygelse.« Washington Post

»Alla som ännu inte tagit sig igenom Pikettys tidigare böcker borde läsa den här.« Financial Times

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Nationens välstånd

AvJakob Segerlind,Emma Fastesson Lindgrenm. fl.

Häftad, Svenska, 2024

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Socialdemokratin går mot ett avgörande vägskäl när den nyliberala eran närmar sig sitt slut. Att ensam fortsätta försvara åtstramningspolitiken efter att högern övergett den i spåren av kostnadskrisen ter sig osannolikt. Men vad är alternativet? I den här boken bygger tio socialdemokrater ett fundament för hur en välståndsskapande ekonomisk politik skulle kunna se ut, där människan sätts i centrum. Genom attkombinera ekonomisk analys med praktiska policyförslag visar författarna hur vi kan skapa ett samhälle där alla har möjlighet att utvecklas och bidra. Nationens välstånd visar att framtiden är vår att skapa. En politik där människan sätts i centrum är möjlig. Samhället är trots allt människans verk.

Natur, kultur och ojämlikheter

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Svenska, 2025

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Den världsberömda franska ekonomen Thomas Piketty ger här en lättillgänglig sammanfattning av sin omfattande forskning om hur ojämlikheter uppstår och befästs. Genom att studera faktorer som utbildning, arv, beskattning av förmögenhet, ojämlikhet mellan könen och klimathotets ekonomi utmanar han varje föreställning om att ojämlikhet skulle vara en naturlig och oundviklig företeelse och visar att vägen mot jämlikhet alltid går genom politiskt och socialt arbete.

Thomas Piketty, född 1971, är en fransk nationalekonom och författare, verksam vid både franska och internationella universitet. Hans banbrytande studier har haft avgörande betydelse för förståelsen av såväl svårtolkade historiska processer som samtida tillkortakommanden.

"Det är en perfekt och pedagogisk sammanfattning av hans banbrytande historiska forskning. Även ett klokt försvarstal för välfärdsstaten. Den förhatliga tanken att ökad jämlikhet och utbildning också driver fram tekniska, ekonomiska och kulturella framsteg." Jan Eklund, DN.

"Det är en lågoddsare att Piketty inom de närmaste tio åren kommer att tilldelas Ekonomipriset till Alfred Nobels minne. För den som inte har läst en sida Piketty är det här är en nätt och enkel introduktion, som gör en insatt i hans tankar och teorier innan prisutdelningen äger rum." Lovisa Broström, GP.

Equality

What It Means and Why It Matters

AvThomas Piketty,Michael J. Sandel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they confront head-on the extreme divides that remain in wealth, income, power, and status nationally and globally. What can be done at a time of deep political instability and environmental crisis? Piketty and Sandel agree on much: more inclusive investment in health and education, higher progressive taxation, curbing the political power of the rich and the overreach of markets. But how far and how fast can we push? Should we prioritize material or social change? What are the prospects for any change at all with nationalist forces resurgent? How should the left relate to values like patriotism and local solidarity where they collide with the challenges of mass migration and global climate change? To see Piketty and Sandel grapple with these and other problems is to glimpse new possibilities for change and justice but also the stubborn truth that progress towards greater equality never comes quickly or without deep social conflict and political struggle.

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

AvThomas Piketty

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

265 kr

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A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year—and maybe of the decade.”—Paul Krugman, New York Times“The book aims to revolutionize the way people think about the economic history of the past two centuries. It may well manage the feat.”—The Economist“Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is an intellectual tour de force, a triumph of economic history over the theoretical, mathematical modeling that has come to dominate the economics profession in recent years.”—Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post“Piketty has written an extraordinarily important book…In its scale and sweep it brings us back to the founders of political economy.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times“A sweeping account of rising inequality…Piketty has written a book that nobody interested in a defining issue of our era can afford to ignore.”—John Cassidy, New Yorker“Stands a fair chance of becoming the most influential work of economics yet published in our young century. It is the most important study of inequality in over fifty years.”—Timothy Shenk, The Nation

Time for Socialism

Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

AvThomas Piketty

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

156 kr

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A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century “What makes this manifesto noteworthy is that it comes from . . . an economist who gained his reputation as a researcher with vaguely left-of-center sensibilities but was far from a radical. Yet the times are such . . . that even honest moderates are driven to radical remedies.”—Robert Kuttner, New York Times As 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.

Capital and Ideology

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

342 kr

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A New York Times BestsellerAn NPR Best Book of the YearThe epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system.Our economy, Piketty observes, is not a natural fact. Markets, profits, and capital are all historical constructs that depend on choices. Piketty explores the material and ideological interactions of conflicting social groups that have given us slavery, serfdom, colonialism, communism, and hypercapitalism, shaping the lives of billions. He concludes that the great driver of human progress over the centuries has been the struggle for equality and education and not, as often argued, the assertion of property rights or the pursuit of stability. The new era of extreme inequality that has derailed that progress since the 1980s, he shows, is partly a reaction against communism, but it is also the fruit of ignorance, intellectual specialization, and our drift toward the dead-end politics of identity.Once we understand this, we can begin to envision a more balanced approach to economics and politics. Piketty argues for a new “participatory” socialism, a system founded on an ideology of equality, social property, education, and the sharing of knowledge and power. Capital and Ideology is destined to be one of the indispensable books of our time, a work that will not only help us understand the world, but that will change it.

Nature, Culture, and Inequality

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

168 kr

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A Guardian book to look out for in 2024An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality by the internationally bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century.In his newest work, Thomas Piketty explores how social inequality manifests itself very differently depending on the society and epoch in which it arises. History and culture play a central role, inequality being strongly linked to various socio-economic, political, civilisational, and religious developments. So it is culture in the broadest sense that makes it possible to explain the diversity, extent, and structure of the social inequality that we observe every day.Piketty briefly and concisely presents a lively synthesis of his work, taking up such diverse topics as education, inheritance, taxes, and the climate crisis, and provides exciting food for thought for a highly topical debate: Does natural inequality exist?

Brief History of Equality

AvThomas Piketty

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

219 kr

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the Year“A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc of history is long, but it does bend toward equality. There is nothing automatic about it, however: as citizens, we must be ready to fight for it, and constantly (re)invent the myriad of institutions that will bring it about. This book is here to help.”—Esther Duflo“A sustained argument for why we should be optimistic about human progress…[Piketty] has laid out a plan that is smart, thoughtful, and motivated by admirable political convictions.”—Gary Gerstle, Washington Post“Thomas Piketty helped put inequality at the center of political debate. Now, he offers an ambitious program for addressing it…This is political economy on a grand scale, a starting point for debate about the future of progressive politics.”—Michael J. Sandel, author of The Tyranny of Merit“[Piketty] argues that we’re on a trajectory of greater, not less, equality and lays out his prescriptions for remedying our current corrosive wealth disparities.”—David Marchese, New York Times MagazineIt’s easy to be pessimistic these days. We know that inequality has increased dramatically over the past two generations. Its ravages are increasingly impossible to ignore. But the grand sweep of history gives us reasons for hope. In this short and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress, the world’s leading economist of inequality shows that over the centuries we have been moving, fitfully and inconsistently but inexorably, toward greater equality.Thomas Piketty guides us through the seismic movements that have made the modern world: the birth of capitalism, the age of revolution, imperialism, slavery, two world wars, and the building of the welfare state. He shows that through it all, societies have moved toward a more just distribution of income and assets, reducing racial and gender inequalities and offering greater access to health care, education, and the rights of citizenship. To keep moving, he argues, we need to commit to legal, social, fiscal, and educational systems that can make equality a lasting reality, while resisting the temptations of cultural separatism. At stake is the quality of life for billions of people. We know we can do better. But do we dare?

Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Based on the book by Thomas Piketty, the bestselling author of Capital in the 21st Century and Capital and Ideology

AvThomas Piketty,Claire Alet

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

177 kr

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Thomas Piketty’s powerful and bestselling Capital and Ideology is now available in this accessible and richly illustrated full-color graphic novel format.Praised by Piketty himself as a “magnificent adaptation” of his original book, this graphic novel adaptation is perfect for anyone looking to understand the wealth gap and why society is the way it is today.Claire Alet and Benjamin Adam make the original work’s ideas more accessible through the addition of a family saga. Jules, the main character, is born at the end of the 19th century. He is a person of private means, a privileged figure representative of a profoundly unequal society obsessed with property.He, his family circle, and his descendants will experience the evolution of wealth and society. Eight generations of his family serve as a connecting thread running through the book, all the way up to Léa, a young woman today, who discovers the family secret at the root of their inheritance.The book concludes with six compelling proposals for participatory socialism in the 21st century.Friendly and approachable illustrations by cartoonist and children’s book author Benjamin Adam are easy to understand without diluting the subject matter. The material is adapted expertly by Claire Alet, a former journalist at Alternatives Economiques.

Kan vi rädda Europa?

AvThomas Piketty

Pocket, Svenska, 2016

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89 kr

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Kan Europa ta sig ur skuldkrisen? Finns det en framtid för eurosamarbetet? Har den så kallade "trojkan" agerat på rätt sätt? Hur kan EU bromsa en skenande social och ekonomisk ojämlikhet? Det senaste decenniet har varit en omvälvande epok - inte minst sett ur ett europeiskt perspektiv. Den globala finanskrisen och framväxten av populistiska rörelser har inneburit hårda prövningar för ett redan ifrågasatt EU-samarbete. Världen har också krympt till följd av globaliseringen och ingen aktör kan ensam möta utmaningarna vi står inför. Samtidigt präglas vår tid av konflikter, protektionism och kortsiktighet, vilket bakbinder de institutioner till vilka vi sätter vårt hopp. Kan vi rädda Europa? spänner över många teman; utbildningssystemens behov av reformer, skatteparadis och rättvisa skatter, den globala finansmarknaden, USA:s roll i världen, konflikten i Mellanöstern, Kinas framväxt samt EU:s behov av ökad demokrati och samarbete. * Thomas Piketty är professor i nationalekonomi vid Paris School of Economics och författare till Kapitalet i det tjugoförsta århundradet. Kan vi rädda Europa? innehåller ett urval av texter skrivna åren 2005-2015. Thomas Piketty staller helt enkelt andra fragor och lyfter pa stenar som nastan aldrig vidrors i svensk offentlighet. De handlar om makt och om vad politiken kan astadkomma ... Sa kop ett exemplar och skicka efter egen lasning till valfritt statsrad i regeringen. Daniel Suhonen i Expressen Stundom briljanta smakprov pa ekonomisk folkbildning. Svenska Dagbladet Piketty stravar efter att rubba sjalva maktbalansen i den skona, hemska varld som vi lever i. Sven-Eric Liedman i Sydsvenskan Alla som är intresserade av de stora krafter som formar samhället kommer behöva relatera till Thomas Piketty. Dagens Nyheter Thomas Piketty har förvandlat vår ekonomiska diskurs; vi kommer aldrig mer att tala om förmögenheter och ojämlikhet som vi har gjort hittills. New York Times

Economics of Rising Inequalities

AvGilles Saint-Paul,Thomas Pikettym. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2002

395 kr

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This book is an in-depth discussion of rising inequalities in the western world. It explores the extent to which rising inequalities are the mechanical consequence of changes in economic fundamentals (such as changes in technological or demographic parameters), and to what extent they are the contingent consequences of country-specific and time-specific changes in institutions. Both the ''fundamentalist'' view and the ''institutionalist'' view have some relevance. For instance, the decline of traditional manufacturing employment since the 1970s has been associated in every developed country with a rise of labor-market inequality (the inequality of labor earnings within the working-age population has gone up in all countries), which lends support to the fundamentalist view. But, on the other hand, everybody agrees that institutional differences (minimum wage, collective bargaining, tax and transfer policy, etc.) between Continental European countries and Anglo-Saxon countries explain why disposable income inequality trajectories have been so different in those two groups of countries during the 1980s-90s, which lends support to the institutionalist view.The chapters in this volume show the strength of both views. Through empirical evidence and new theoretical insights the contributors argue that institutions always play a crucial role in shaping inequalities, and sometimes preventing them, but that inequalities across age, sex, and skills often recur. From Sweden to Spain and Portugal, from Italy to Japan and the USA, the volume explores the diversity of the interplay between market forces and institutions.

AvDaniel Cohen,Thomas Pikettym. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

632 kr

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This book is an in-depth discussion of rising inequalities in the western world. It explores the extent to which rising inequalities are the mechanical consequence of changes in economic fundamentals (such as changes in technological or demographic parameters), and to what extent they are the contingent consequences of country-specific and time-specific changes in institutions. Both the 'fundamentalist' view and the 'institutionalist' view have some relevance. For instance, the decline of traditional manufacturing employment since the 1970s has been associated in every developed country with a rise of labor-market inequality (the inequality of labor earnings within the working-age population has gone up in all countries), which lends support to the fundamentalist view. But, on the other hand, everybody agrees that institutional differences (minimum wage, collective bargaining, tax and transfer policy, etc.) between Continental European countries and Anglo-Saxon countries explain why disposable income inequality trajectories have been so different in those two groups of countries during the 1980s-90s, which lends support to the institutionalist view.The chapters in this volume show the strength of both views. Through empirical evidence and new theoretical insights the contributors argue that institutions always play a crucial role in shaping inequalities, and sometimes preventing them, but that inequalities across age, sex, and skills often recur. From Sweden to Spain and Portugal, from Italy to Japan and the USA, the volume explores the diversity of the interplay between market forces and institutions.

Top Incomes

A Global Perspective

AvA. B. Atkinson,Thomas Pikettym. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records. This volume brings together studies of top incomes for twelve countries from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Argentina and Indonesia. Together with the first volume, published in 2007, the studies cover twenty two countries. They have a long time span, the earliest data relating to 1875 (for Norway), allowing recent developments to be placed in historical perspective. The volume describes in detail the source data and the methods employed. It will be an invaluable reference source for researchers in the field. Individual country chapters deal with the specific nature of the data for each of the countries, and describe the long-term evolution of top income shares.In the countries as a whole, dramatic changes have taken place at the top of the income distribution. Over the first part of the century, top income shares fell markedly. This largely took the form of a reduction in capital incomes. The different authors examine the impact of the First and Second World Wars, contrasting countries that were and were not engaged. They consider the impact of depressions and banking crises, and pay particular attention to the impact of progressive taxation. In the last 30 years, the shares of top incomes have increased markedly in the US and other Anglo-Saxon countries, reflecting the increased dispersion of earnings. The volume includes statistics on the much-discussed top pay and bonuses, providing a global perspective that discusses important differences between countries such as the lesser increase in Continental Europe. This book, together with volume 1, documents this interesting development and explores the underlying causes. The findings are brought together in a final summary chapter by Atkinson, Piketty and Saez.

Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century

A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries

AvA. B. Atkinson,Thomas Piketty

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

649 kr

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Based on a pioneering research programme on the evolution of top incomes, this volume brings together studies from 10 OECD countries. This rapidly growing field of economic research investigates the top segment of the income distribution by using data from income tax records over the past century. As well as describing the source data and methods employed, the authors also discuss the dramatic changes that have occurred at the top of the income scale throughout the 20th century. This fascinating study is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive historic overview of top income distribution over the last century. It looks at why top incomes shares fell markedly in the first half of the 20th century and why, more recently, there has been a striking difference in the top income distribution between continental Europe and English-speaking OECD countries, like the UK, USA, and Australia. Written by the top names in the field, this seminal work provides rich pickings for those with an interest in inequality, development, the economic impact of war, taxation, economic history, and executive compensation.

The Economics of Rising Inequalities

AvDaniel Cohen,Thomas Pikettym. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

2 863 kr

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This book is an in-depth discussion of rising inequalities in the western world. It explores the extent to which rising inequalities are the mechanical consequence of changes in economic fundamentals (such as changes in technological or demographic parameters), and to what extent they are the contingent consequences of country-specific and time-specific changes in institutions. Both the 'fundamentalist' view and the 'institutionalist' view have some relevance. For instance, the decline of traditional manufacturing employment since the 1970s has been associated in every developed country with a rise of labor-market inequality (the inequality of labor earnings within the working-age population has gone up in all countries), which lends support to the fundamentalist view. But, on the other hand, everybody agrees that institutional differences (minimum wage, collective bargaining, tax and transfer policy, etc.) between Continental European countries and Anglo-Saxon countries explain why disposable income inequality trajectories have been so different in those two groups of countries during the 1980s-90s, which lends support to the institutionalist view.The chapters in this volume show the strength of both views. Through empirical evidence and new theoretical insights the contributors argue that institutions always play a crucial role in shaping inequalities, and sometimes preventing them, but that inequalities across age, sex, and skills often recur. From Sweden to Spain and Portugal, from Italy to Japan and the USA, the volume explores the diversity of the interplay between market forces and institutions.

Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century

A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries

AvA. B. Atkinson,Thomas Piketty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Based on a pioneering research programme on the evolution of top incomes, this volume brings together studies from 10 OECD countries. This rapidly growing field of economic research investigates the top segment of the income distribution by using data from income tax records over the past century. As well as describing the source data and methods employed, the authors also discuss the dramatic changes that have occurred at the top of the income scale throughout the 20th century. This fascinating study is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive historic overview of top income distribution over the last century. It looks at why top incomes shares fell markedly in the first half of the 20th century and why, more recently, there has been a striking difference in the top income distribution between continental Europe and English-speaking OECD countries, like the UK, USA, and Australia. Written by the top names in the field, this seminal work provides rich pickings for those with an interest in inequality, development, the economic impact of war, taxation, economic history, and executive compensation.

Top Incomes

A Global Perspective

AvA. B. Atkinson,Thomas Pikettym. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records. This volume brings together studies of top incomes for twelve countries from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Argentina and Indonesia. Together with the first volume, published in 2007, the studies cover twenty two countries. They have a long time span, the earliest data relating to 1875 (for Norway), allowing recent developments to be placed in historical perspective. The volume describes in detail the source data and the methods employed. It will be an invaluable reference source for researchers in the field. Individual country chapters deal with the specific nature of the data for each of the countries, and describe the long-term evolution of top income shares.In the countries as a whole, dramatic changes have taken place at the top of the income distribution. Over the first part of the century, top income shares fell markedly. This largely took the form of a reduction in capital incomes. The different authors examine the impact of the First and Second World Wars, contrasting countries that were and were not engaged. They consider the impact of depressions and banking crises, and pay particular attention to the impact of progressive taxation. In the last 30 years, the shares of top incomes have increased markedly in the US and other Anglo-Saxon countries, reflecting the increased dispersion of earnings. The volume includes statistics on the much-discussed top pay and bonuses, providing a global perspective that discusses important differences between countries such as the lesser increase in Continental Europe. This book, together with volume 1, documents this interesting development and explores the underlying causes. The findings are brought together in a final summary chapter by Atkinson, Piketty and Saez.

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

361 kr

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Equality Is a Struggle

Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025

AvThomas Piketty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

272 kr

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An acclaimed economist’s observations on four years of events that have shaped the world In this new volume drawn from his columns for the French newspaper Le Monde, renowned economist Thomas Piketty takes measure of the world since 2021: leaders grappling with the aftershocks of a global pandemic; politics shifting rightward in Europe and America; and wars breaking out and escalating, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Together with an extended introductory essay arguing that an ecological socialism remains the best hope for global equality, these articles present Piketty’s vivid first draft of history—on the rise of China, political upheaval, armed conflict, inequity within and between nations, discrimination, and beyond. Despite the gathering clouds, Piketty continues to find reasons for hope.