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'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty, reviewed | New Republic http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117429/capital-twenty-first-century-thomas-piketty-reviewed[4/27/2014 5:53:41 AM] POLITICS CULTURE THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE NOW International Orders | Give a Gift SIGN IN PHOTO BY CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters/Newscom Sign up now to get your dose of politics, culture, and big ideas with our free TRENDING BY ROBERT M. SOLOW Thomas Piketty Is Right Everything you need to know about 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' APRIL 22, 2014 BOOKS I Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, translated by Arthur Goldhammer (Belknap Press) ncome inequality in the United States and elsewhere has been worsening since the 1970s. The most striking aspect has been the widening gap between the rich and the rest. This ominous anti-democratic trend has finally found its way into public consciousness and political rhetoric. A rational and effective policy for dealing with it—if there is to be one— will have to rest on an understanding of the causes of increasing inequality. The discussion so THOMAS PIKETTY IS RIGHT
