Professor Thomas Piketty

French economists

Capital and ideology

In his book, published in German at C.H.Beck on the day of the lecture, the author, known for his work “Capital in the 21st Century”, provides a panorama of global economic history, a criticism of contemporary politics and the design of a new economic system. His hypothesis: it is not the enforcement of property rights or the pursuit of stability that has been the decisive engine of progress over the centuries – but the struggle for equality and education.

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Professor Thomas Piketty

French economist

Capital and ideology

In his book, published in German at C.H.Beck on the day of the lecture, the author, known for his work “Capital in the 21st Century”, provides a panorama of global economic history, a criticism of contemporary politics and the design of a new economic system. His hypothesis: it is not the enforcement of property rights or the pursuit of stability that has been the decisive engine of progress over the centuries – but the struggle for equality and education.