INEQUALITY

Seminar with Thomas Piketty: Capital and Ideology

Thomas Piketty has put the issue of inequality in the economy back on the agenda. Following the success of "Capital in the 21st century", he has now given a seminar on the occasion of his new book "Capital and Ideology" hosted by the Centre Marc Bloch.

BY

THORE BECKMANN

PUBLISHED

31. MARCH 2020

The panel included besides Piketty, Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School of Governance), the historian Heike Wieters (HU Berlin) and the sociologist Bénédicte Zimmermann (WiKo Berlin / EHESS). Thomas Fricke, Director of the Forum New Economy, moderated the seminar.

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The rising gap between rich and poor has become a threat to social cohesion in most rich countries. To reverse this trend it will be crucial to better understand the importance of different drivers of income and wealth inequality.

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