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Capital in the 21st Century - Vox Views with Thomas Piketty

Geoff Riley

29th January 2015

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Is rising inequality inevitable? Thomas Piketty, author of 'Capital in the 21st Century', argues that political institutions hold the answer.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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