Gordon, David, “The Befuddling World of the Antieconomist,” The Austrian 7, no. 6 (2021): 14–17. Time for Socialism: Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016–2020 By Thomas Piketty Yale University Press, 2021 352 pages Thomas Piketty has written a useful book. Readers need no longer plough their way through his vast Capital in the Twenty-First
Gordon, David, “The Befuddling World of the Antieconomist,” The Austrian 7, no. 6 (2021): 14–17. ¡Viva el socialismo!: Crónicas 2016–2020 Por Thomas Piketty Yale University Press, 2021 352 páginas Thomas Piketty ha escrito un libro útil. El lector ya no necesita leer su vasto El capital en el siglo XXI , ni su aún más extenso El capital y la
Time for Socialism: Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016–2020 By Thomas Piketty Yale University Press, 2021 352 pages Thomas Piketty has written a useful book. Readers need no longer plough their way through his vast Capital in the Twenty-First Century , not to mention his even vaster Capital and Ideology, to understand his message. This fairly
Critics of egalitarianism, meaning by that equality, or close to it, of income and wealth among the members of a society, often claim that it rests on envy. In response, defenders say that there are respectable reasons to favor equality. (I’m assuming that envy doesn’t count as a respectable reason.) For instance, it can be argued that inequality
In his book Let’s Have Socialism Now! (Yale University Press, 2001), the French economist Thomas Piketty places great emphasis on “solidarity,” and his opposition to the free market rests to a large extent on its conflict with that purported value. In this week’s column, I’d like to examine what he says about solidarity, and, as you might expect,
Samuelson Friedman: The Battle over the Free Market By Nicholas Wapshott Norton, 2021 367 pages Nicholas Wapshott is a British journalist and biographer with a strong interest in economic theory. He says that the Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps is his mentor. One theme in twentieth-century economics dominates his work: the clash between economists
There are many reasons why activists and intellectuals oppose inequality. Envy is one of them. Original Article: “ Equality and Envy “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael
¡Viva el socialismo!: Crónicas 2016–2020 Por Thomas Piketty Yale University Press, 2021 352 páginas Thomas Piketty ha escrito un libro útil. El lector ya no necesita leer su vasto El capital en el siglo XXI , ni su aún más extenso El capital y la ideología, para entender su mensaje. Este libro bastante breve, que consiste en sus columnas para el
Los críticos del igualitarismo, entendiendo por tal la igualdad, o casi, de ingresos y riqueza entre los miembros de una sociedad, suelen afirmar que se basa en la envidia. En respuesta, los defensores dicen que hay razones respetables para favorecer la igualdad. (Asumo que la envidia no cuenta como una razón respetable.) Por ejemplo, se puede
En su libro Let’s Have Socialism Now! (Yale University Press, 2001), el economista francés Thomas Piketty hace gran hincapié en la «solidaridad», y su oposición al libre mercado se basa en gran medida en su conflicto con ese supuesto valor. En la columna de esta semana, me gustaría examinar lo que dice sobre la solidaridad y, como es de esperar,
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