A Brief History of Equality
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Public Books Best Book of the Year
"An opportunity for readers to see Piketty bring his larger argument about the origins of inequality and his program for fighting it into high relief."
-Nicholas Lemann, New York Times
The world's leading economist…
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1 author picked A Brief History of Equality as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Thomas Piketty’s earlier book, Capitalism, was one of those books that many people purchased but only wound up reading the first 20 pages because of its dense argument and writing style.
A Brief History of Capitalism is much more accessible, and in my opinion, useful. The book takes a long-term perspective for examining inequalities among social classes in human societies. Piketty’s argument is that since the end of the 18th century, there has been a long-term movement toward more social, economic, and political equality.
The book provides an excellent overview of inequality across time.
From Mark's list on understanding the paradox of American inequality.
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