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Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen, article 1, 1789 the distribution of wealth is one of todays most widely discussed and controversial issues. An introduction to thomas piketty s monumental work. These are the questions i attempt to answer in this book. Capital in the twentyfirst century, written by the french economist thomas piketty, was published in french in 20 and in english in march 2014. An introduction by stephan kaufmann is a slim introduction to the 685 page book capital in the twenty first century by thomas piketty.

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