The critique of capital in the twenty first century in search of the macroeconomic foundations of inequality

Guillaume Allegre (1) , Xavier Timbeau (1)

1 OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po)

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century proposes a critical analysis of the dynamics of capital accumulation. The book has several objectives: to present the historical dynamics of capital and its distribution up to the early twenty-first century; to offer a prospective analysis of these dynamics up to the end of this century; and, finally, to discuss policy measures that would make it possible to avoid the future it lays out.

Domaines: Economies et finances

Guillaume Allegre, Xavier Timbeau. The critique of capital in the twenty first century in search of the macroeconomic foundations of inequality. 2014. ⟨hal-00992367⟩