A review by jdscott50
A Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty
informative
slow-paced
4.0
The complicated narrative of Thomas Piketty is focused on equality. In his books Capital and Capital and Ideology, he examines today's capitalism's root problem. He creates scenarios on how to rectify the inequality caused by capitalists.
Piketty's attempt here is to shorten his work to make it more digestible, but it is equal parts dense even if the page count is less daunting. Of the three books in this series, Capital and Ideology is the closest to making his points and creating a plan of action. This book is a mere condensed version of that.
Capital is a long-form retelling of Pere Goirot. If you don't already have wealth, it will be impossible to create it. Even the most corrupt, soulless person could not cheat to the top from nowhere. Capital and Ideology details the problems with economic systems benefitting the powerful over the centuries and the need to recalibrate wealth to be fair and prevent war. The main thrust in all of these works is that without controlled efforts at wealth distribution, the world will be forced into it through war and crisis. The biggest wealth restriction in history comes from World Wars, revolts, and disease. One can restructure peaceful or through a natural cause of events of forceful redistribution.
Piketty's attempt here is to shorten his work to make it more digestible, but it is equal parts dense even if the page count is less daunting. Of the three books in this series, Capital and Ideology is the closest to making his points and creating a plan of action. This book is a mere condensed version of that.
Capital is a long-form retelling of Pere Goirot. If you don't already have wealth, it will be impossible to create it. Even the most corrupt, soulless person could not cheat to the top from nowhere. Capital and Ideology details the problems with economic systems benefitting the powerful over the centuries and the need to recalibrate wealth to be fair and prevent war. The main thrust in all of these works is that without controlled efforts at wealth distribution, the world will be forced into it through war and crisis. The biggest wealth restriction in history comes from World Wars, revolts, and disease. One can restructure peaceful or through a natural cause of events of forceful redistribution.