Economics of Inequality by Thomas Piketty

This week, the book of the week is The Economics of Inequality by Thomas Piketty. Verdict: this book is not necessarily the best starting point if you are interested in learning more about income inequality.

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"Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty's The Economics of Inequality is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics. This work now appears in English for the first time".

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[crypto.danchik]

although book reviews have a small market, I think you will likely be appreciated by the majority of your viewers

[iknownothing-]

There’s a graphic novel of Capital and Inequality coming out in October.

[JasonGafar]

How old are you, Max? These books that you've chosen to review are heavy business. The fact that you're so young and reading these is amazing. Keep going down this path and you will do big things. Believe me.

[donnadongspirit]

do you have any recs on books that are easier to understand dealing with social contructs or inequality in regards to economics?

[williamball]

Have you read "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger"?

[tristenheckman]

Have you read Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell? If so, can you compare the two books?

[jamesstmanhattan]

Where'd you get the hardcover version from?

[arshiff]

Picketty straight up, created his own variables and assumptions in his data for capital to fill in the gaps in the data he was looking for to support his arguments. Capital in the 21st Century is a book written by a technocratic economist to support the goals of his technocratic class.

[davidcampbell]

The opening chicken dance made me initially question your credibility however your criticisms over the target audience for the book make sense. I read Capital ... but I would also welcome a more condensed version for a general audience, a primer so to speak.

[ianreynolds]

In short he means capitalism is finished.

[thomassenbart]

Just watched capital in the 21st century and though it was an interesting documentary, I found the inequality mantra weak and just another push for greater socialism, redistribution, larger govt. interventions and a bit of historical revisionism. The author ignores the huge issues for the above in creating poverty, dictatorship and even genocide. Even the citizens of the welfare states of Europe, are in general, vastly poorer than the lower classes in the USA, where inequality is greater. Poor Americans are wealthier than middle class Europeans. There are just too many issues with his analysis but it was interesting nonetheless.