Why Piketty’s Book Is a Bigger Deal in America Than in France(nytimes.com)

7 pointsby jseliger12 lat temu1 comments

Why Piketty’s Book Is a Bigger Deal in America Than in France

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/upshot/why-pikettys-book-is-a-bigger-deal-in-america-than-in-france.html?hpw&rref=&_r=1

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orroro112 lat temu

Didn't Joseph Stiglitz publish a book with similar ideas earlier?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Price-Inequality-Divided-Endangers...

I'm just surprised people would pay so much more attention to this young French professor than an MIT Nobel laureate and former top-level economic adviser to the Clinton admin and to the World Bank.