The return of"patrimonial capitalism": review of Thomas Piketty's capital in the 21st century

The paper provides a detailed review of Thomas Piketty's book"Capital in the 21st century."It focuses on the new contributions of the book, and in particular on its unified treatment of economic growth, functional income distribution, and concentration of personal income. It concludes that Piketty's reinvigoration of classical and empircally-drven approach is likely to have a profound impact on economics.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2014-07-01
Authors:	Milanovic, Branko
Institutions:	Economics Research, World Bank Group
Subject:	Economic Theory&Research \| Political Economy \| Emerging Markets \| Inequality \| Poverty Impact Evaluation

freely available

Full text |

More access options

Check Google Scholar

In German libraries (KVK)

I need help

More details

Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Policy Research Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 6974
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829542