AUDIO

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Piketty
21 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 29 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2014. ISBN 9781491534649. $39.99; 21 CDs. library ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; digital download. ECON
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If you listen to many modern economists, you get the feeling they think that our global financial system can be explained by pristine numbers: math equals money and vice versa. Piketty, a French economist, isn't satisfied with how many angelic equations can be balanced on a transactional pin. He, along with his fellow researchers, burrowed into the deep loam of European family inheritances, financial records, and other reports accumulated over the course of many decades. Using this historical approach, Piketty argues that the economic divide between haves and have-nots is increasing at a potentially calamitous rate, and he offers constructive solutions for this global state of affairs. Narrator L.J. Ganser is a solid match with the material, authoritative without being overbearing.
VERDICT Recommended for most libraries, as the print version has been a surprise hit.
Reviewed by Kelly Sinclair, Temple P.L., TX , Oct 15, 2014
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