Ellie O'Hagan

A Primer: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty

13 June 2014

by Ellie O'Hagan, Media and Communications Officer, CLASS

Thomas Piketty’s seminal work, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has soared to the top of the Bestsellers’ Chart and sparked debate amongst commentators, economists and politicians across the world. But at nearly 700 pages, and stuffed with cultural references from Disney to Jane Austen, what is Piketty actually arguing?

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