A landmark in contemporary social science, this pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income Inequality in France in the Twentieth century.
Appearing here in English for the first time, this stunning achievement will take its place alongside.
On its publication in French in 2001, it helped launch the international program led by Piketty and others to explore the grand patterns and causes of global inequality--research that has since transformed public debate.
A landmark in contemporary social science, this pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income Inequality in France in the Twentieth century