The Return of “Patrimonial Capitalism”: Review of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21 st Century
2014; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1596/1813-9450-6974
ISSN1813-9450
Autores Tópico(s)Income, Poverty, and Inequality
ResumoNo AccessPolicy Research Working Papers4 Sep 2014The Return of "Patrimonial Capitalism": Review of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st CenturyAuthors/Editors: Branko MilanovicBranko Milanovichttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6974SectionsAboutPDF (0.9 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: The paper provides a detailed review of Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the 21st century." It focuses on the new contributions of the book, and in particular on its unified treatment of economic growth, functional income distribution, and concentration of personal income. It concludes that Piketty's reinvigoration of classical and empircally-drven approach is likely to have a profound impact on economics. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byInequality, Financialisation, and Risks to the Earth System View Published: July 2014 Copyright & Permissions KeywordsGROWTH THEORYINCOME INEQUALITYCAPITALLABORTAXATION PDF DownloadLoading ...
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