Concentration of wealth in the hands of the 1% // The evolution of wealth inequalities over the last two centuries

Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is an indispensable book for anyone interested in learning more about the unequal distribution of wealth in the world today. As I read this major 950-page study, which is supplemented by a large amount of statistical data and tables available on Internet), it became obvious that the Occupy Wall Street movement and others in its wake were completely right to target the richest 1 percent…

https://www.cadtm.org/Concentration-of-wealth-in-the-hands-of-the-1

The evolution of wealth inequalities over the last two centuries

Concerning the lion’s share possessed by the top 1 percent in 1789, Piketty underlines that the denunciation of the 1 percent by Occupy Wall Street combined with the proclamation “We are the 99 percent” is somewhat reminiscent of the famous pamphlet “Qu’est-ce que le tiers état?” (“What is the Third Estate”) published in January 1789 by Abbot Sieyès…

https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centuries

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