A Summary and Critique of

Thomas Piketty’s

Capital in the Twenty-First Century –

Where We Are,

What Is Next,

How Piketty is Right and Wrong

by I.K. Mullins

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Introduction

Part I. Where We Are: Unofficial Summary of Key Facts Supporting Piketty’s Ideas in His Book, Capital in the Twenty First Century
*****1. Essential Features of Capitalism
*****2. Changes in Capital and Income from the 18th Century until the Present: Great Britain, France, and the United States
*****3. Population Growth and Creation of Wealth
*****4. Economic Growth, Inequality, Inflation
*****5. Patrimonial Capitalism and Society
*****6. Economic Inequality in the 20th and 21st Centuries
*****7. The Rise of Managers and Super-Managers
*****8. Education and Capital
*****9. The Future Evolution of the Capital/Income Ratio
*****10. Connections between Political and Economic Changes

Part II. How Piketty’s Theory is Correct: Critical Analysis of Piketty’s Principal Messages
*****1. Examination of Various Economic Theories
*****2. Fundamental Economic Laws of Capitalism
*****3. The Evolution of β and Income Inequality
*****4. Growth of Income Inequality as a Corporate Phenomenon
*****5. Patrimonial Capitalism
*****6. Policy Recommendations

Part III. How Piketty’s Theory Is Incomplete and Wrong in Certain Aspects
*****1. Limitations of the Data Used in Piketty’s Research
*****2. Inadequate Analysis of Forces That Drive Economic Inequality
*****3. Lack of Distinction between Real Regulated Markets and Theoretical Free Markets
*****4. Insufficient Analysis of the Effect of the Great Depression and Two World Wars on Wealth Distribution
*****5. Insufficient Analysis of the Relationship between Wealth and Political Power
*****6. Confirmation Bias and Reluctance to Consider Alternative Economic Systems
*****7. Real Objectives of Proposed Solutions

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