Episode · a16z Podcast · 2019-01-02
Books mentioned on a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
Balaji Srinivasan discussed Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty. Larry Summers discussed Rise and Fall of the Great Power by Paul Kennedy and The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty examines wealth concentration and economic inequality in capitalist economies.
Discussed“maybe we can talk about thomas piketty's which 696 page doorstop is the number one bestseller on amazon against all expectation and he's been doing all the tours”
Where to get it
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Rise and Fall of the Great Power
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy is a sweeping historical analysis examining how economic growth and military overextension have shaped the dominance and decline of global empires over the past five centuries.
Discussed“the book the rise and fall of great powers by Paul Kennedy that worried about military and imperial military overstretch as a problem facing nations right at the end of Ronald Reagan's administration”
Where to get it
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy is a major historical and economic study examining the economic and strategic decline of leading global empires over the centuries.
Discussed“the book the rise and fall of great powers by Paul Kennedy that worried about military and imperial military overstretch as a problem facing nations right at the end of Ronald Reagan's administration”
Where to get it
