21世纪

21世纪资本论

[法] 托马斯·皮凯蒂(Thomas Piketty)

intermediate6 chapters · 25 levels

深入剖析两百年来财富分配的演变轨迹,这部作品以详实数据拆解了“资本收益率高于经济增长率”的经济铁律,助你洞察贫富差距扩大的底层逻辑。通过阅读,你将建立起宏观经济视野,学会从历史长河中审视社会不平等的根源,在复杂世界中把握财富流动的本质规律。

1

Foundations: The Wealth and Power Equation

This chapter introduces the core conflict of modern economics: the relationship between growth and the return on capital.

The Central Contradiction: r > g

Defining Modern Capital

The Illusion of Convergence

2

The Historical Cycle of Capital

A deep dive into how wealth has shifted from the 18th century to the present day.

The Belle Époque Peak

The Great Leveling (1914–1945)

The Post-War Miracle

The Return of the Rentier

3

The Laws of Capital Dynamics

Mastering the fundamental economic laws that govern the capital-to-income ratio.

The First Fundamental Law

The Second Fundamental Law

The Capital-Labor Substitution

The Savings Trap

4

The Structure of Inequality

Exploring the divide between labor income and capital ownership.

Wage Inequality Drivers

Rise of the Super-Manager

Inheritance vs. Merit

The Global Wealth Hierarchy

The Gender of Capital

5

Social Stakes and Future Risks

The political and social consequences of unchecked wealth concentration.

The Middle Class Invention

The Rentier Society

Public Debt vs. Private Wealth

The Global Tax Race

Education as the Great Equalizer?

6

Regulating Capital in the 21st Century

Piketty's policy recommendations to prevent a return to oligarchy.

The Social State

Rethinking Progressive Taxation

The Global Wealth Tax

Democratic Control of Capital

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