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Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times

by Thomas Piketty
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Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times
Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times

Sharp, accessible economics for politically curious readers

If you want big economic ideas without wading through a massive theory tome, this is a rewarding place to start. Piketty takes crises, inequality, politics, and policy, then distills them into brisk, provocative pieces that still feel weighty. It’s the kind of book that can make you feel more articulate about the world you’re already worried about.

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Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times

by Thomas Piketty
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ISBN: 9780241307205
Author: Thomas Piketty
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2017-05-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Creative Nonfiction, Economics, History, Politics
Related Topics: History, European History, Essays, Finance, Society, Political Science, Money, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.62
(rated by 1007 readers)

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Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times collects Thomas Piketty's essays from Liberation over the past decade, applying the same rigorous analysis and wide range of references as Capital in the Twenty-First Century, but in concise 700-word columns rather than hundreds of pages. It sets out Piketty's analysis of the financial crisis, what has happened since, and where we should go from here. Covering topics from productivity in Britain to Barack Obama, it comprises the best of his writing for Liberation from the past ten years. Now translated into English for the first time, it will further cement Piketty's reputation as a leading thinker today.
 

Sharp, accessible economics for politically curious readers

If you want big economic ideas without wading through a massive theory tome, this is a rewarding place to start. Piketty takes crises, inequality, politics, and policy, then distills them into brisk, provocative pieces that still feel weighty. It’s the kind of book that can make you feel more articulate about the world you’re already worried about.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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