Time for Socialism

Resumen del libro

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century "What makes this manifesto noteworthy is that it comes from . . .

an economist who gained his reputation as a researcher with vaguely left-of-center sensibilities but was far from a radical. Yet the times are such . .

. that even honest moderates are driven to radical remedies."-Robert Kuttner, New York Times As a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron's ascendance to the French presidency, the unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the perspective of his fight for a more equitable world. This collection brings together those articles and is prefaced by an extended introductory essay, in which Piketty argues that the time has come to support an inclusive and expansive conception of socialism as a counterweight against the hypercapitalism that defines our current economic ideology.

These essays offer a first draft of history from one of the world's leading economists and public figures, detailing the struggle against inequalities and tax evasion, in favor of a federalist Europe and a globalization more respectful of work and the environment.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;strong Thomas Pikettyx{0026}lt;/strong (Clichy, Francia, 1971) es doctor en economía y especialista en la desigualdad económica. Es jefe de estudios en la École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales de París y profesor en la École dx{0026} x02019;Économie de París. Ha publicado diversos libros, entre los que destaca x{0026}lt;em El capital en el siglo XXI x{0026}lt;/em (FCE). En 2002 recibió el Premio al Mejor Joven Economista de Francia, otorgado por x{0026}lt;em Le Mondex{0026}lt;/em y Le Cercle des économistes, y en 2013 el Premio Yrjö Jahnsson. En enero de 2015 rechazó la distinción de la Legión de Honor.