Books by Thomas Piketty

In “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” French economist Thomas Piketty revealed that laissez-faire capitalism inexorably increases inequality. In the 1000-page “Capital and Ideology,” he offers an economic, intellectual, and sociopolitical history of the ways inequality was justified and structured throughout history. The book covers the four dominant ideologies of the modern age (ternary, ownership, social democratic and hypercapitalist) and offers an alternative: participatory socialism.

What does capital mean in the modern global market economy? And how has it evolved over the centuries? In “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” Piketty analyses the implications of capitalism for modern day societies. He repeals the myth of equality that surrounds free market economies and shows how capitalist systems are actually based on structures that exacerbate inequalities in society.

​No economics book published in recent years has had as much impact as Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century." The book is a masterpiece with over 600 pages, which discuss how globalization and economic development impact our lives, the economy, and the contemporary world. Piketty, after years of research, brings us a major essay on how capitalism generates inequality for society, increasing the concentration of wealth. In his work, he traces a history of how the economic regime has reached its present state and assesses a future prognosis for the world economy. The work is a benchmark for economic studies, but the 12min team knows that not everyone has the time to devour this bible. That's why we synthesized the book and created a micro-book so you can learn its key ideas in no time. Shall we go?