Podcasts that mention 📚 Le capital au XXIe siècle by Thomas Piketty

And with, you know, you read Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital,' he speaks so much about wealth disparity, um, in an era of globalization, uh, in an era of technification, in an era when the world is seeing some people have extraordinary gains but most people not, on a relative basis.

Friedberg refers to Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital' while discussing the issues of wealth disparity and how globalization has created a situation where a few individuals experience significant gains, leaving most people feeling left behind.

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you know the thomas pickerty guy who writes about capital and just makes the point that return on investment will always be greater than wages

Sheldon Solomon refers to Thomas Piketty's book about capital and return on investment.

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mentioning books that only members of our subculture would know like oh capital in the 21st century only really smart members of the intelligence will know that one and that helps me connect with fellow members of the intelligencia while subtly excluding dumb dumbs who aren't as cool as me

The speaker uses this book as an example of a title that people might name-drop to signal status within a specific intellectual group.

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