Historians Examine Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology
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Lee Vinsil: Inequality has been a hot topic of conversation for decades. He says Thomas Piketty's new book, Capital in the 21st Century, argues that inequality is caused by higher returns on capital than labor. But do his historical arguments actually hold up? Are they accurate? Lee talks to historians Jonathan Cooper-Smith and Andrew Pop about why they thought it was worthwhile to bring their work to bear on Piketty’s claims.
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