Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?

Piketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) has become a bestseller in the world. Two month after its publication, it had sold more than 200.000 copies, and this success will surely continue for a long time. Piketty has established a new platform to discuss political economy.

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Main Authors: Jacob Dahl Rendtorff, Øjvind Larsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2014-11-01
Series:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Online Access:http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-9-no-4-2014/75-conference-paper/519-thomas-piketty-the-adam-smith-of-the-twenty-first-century
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description Piketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) has become a bestseller in the world. Two month after its publication, it had sold more than 200.000 copies, and this success will surely continue for a long time. Piketty has established a new platform to discuss political economy.
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spelling doaj.art-834716bb7d614ee3905d1e88d16934812024-02-02T13:42:16ZengThe University of AkureyriNordicum-Mediterraneum1670-62421670-62422014-11-0194A6Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?Jacob Dahl RendtorffØjvind LarsenPiketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) has become a bestseller in the world. Two month after its publication, it had sold more than 200.000 copies, and this success will surely continue for a long time. Piketty has established a new platform to discuss political economy.http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-9-no-4-2014/75-conference-paper/519-thomas-piketty-the-adam-smith-of-the-twenty-first-centuryPikettyMarxSmithcapitalrentinequalitytaxationeconomics; political economyeconomicspolitical economy
spellingShingle Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
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Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Marx
Smith
capital
rent
inequality
taxation
economics; political economy
economics
political economy
title Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
title_full Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
title_fullStr Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
title_full_unstemmed Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
title_short Thomas Piketty – The Adam Smith of the Twenty-First Century?
title_sort thomas piketty the adam smith of the twenty first century
topic Piketty
Marx
Smith
capital
rent
inequality
taxation
economics; political economy
economics
political economy
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