Why save the bankers? : and other essays on our economic and political crisis

Downloaded from The Pirate Bay! **Incisive commentary on the financial meltdown and its aftermath, from the author of the bestselling global phenomenon __Capital in the Twenty-First Century__** Thomas Piketty's work has proved that unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality. Without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands. Armed with this knowledge, democratic societies face a defining challenge: fending off a new aristocracy. For years, Piketty has wrestled with this problem in his monthly newspaper column, which pierces the surface of current events to reveal the economic forces underneath. __Why Save the Bankers?__ brings together selected columns, now translated and annotated, from the period book-ended by the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Paris attacks of November 2015. In between, writing from the vantage point of his native France, Piketty brilliantly decodes the European sovereign debt crisis, an urgent struggle against the tyranny of markets that bears lessons for the world at large. And along the way, he weighs in on oligarchy in the United States, wonders whether debts actually need to be paid back, and discovers surprising lessons about inequality by examining the career of Steve Jobs. Coursing with insight and flashes of wit, these brief essays offer a view of recent history through the eyes of one of the most influential economic thinkers of our time. Shares Incisive Commentary On The Financial Meltdown And Its Aftermath, Counseling Democratic Societies On How To Avoid The Practices That Have Led To Unregulated Markets And Economic Inequality. I. Why Save The Bankers? : 2008-10. Why Save The Bankers? ; A Trillion Dollars ; Obama And Fdr: A Misleading Analogy ; Profits, Wages, And Inequality ; The Irish Disaster ; Central Banks At Work ; Forgotten Inequalities ; Mysteries Of The Carbon Tax ; Lessons For The Tax System From The Bettencourt Affair ; Enough Of Gdp, Let's Go Back To National Income ; Down With Idiotic Taxes! ; Who Will Be The Winners Of The Crisis? ; With Or Without A Platform? ; Record Bank Profits: A Matter Of Politics -- Ii. No, The Greeks Aren't Lazy : 2010-12. No, The Greeks Aren't Lazy ; Europe Against The Markets ; Rethinking Central Banks ; Does Liliane Bettencourt Pay Taxes? ; Toward A Calm Debate On The Wealth Tax ; Should We Fear The Fed? ; The Scandal Of The Irish Bank Bailout ; Japan: Private Wealth, Public Debts ; Greece: For A European Bank Tax ; Poor As Jobs ; Rethinking The European Project--and Fast ; Protectionism: A Useful Weapon ... For Lack Of Anything Better ; Francois Hollande, A New Roosevelt For Europe? ; Federalism: The Only Solution ; The What And Why Of Federalism -- Iii. Action, Fast! : 2012-15. Action, Fast! ; Merkhollande And The Eurozone: Shortsighted Selfishness ; The Italian Elections: Europe's Responsibility ; For A European Wealth Tax ; Slavery: Reparations Through Transparency ; A New Europe To Overcome The Crisis ; Can Growth Save Us? ; Imf: Still A Ways To Go! ; Libé: What Does It Mean To Be Free? ; On Oligarchy In America ; To The Polls, Citizens! ; The Exorbitant Cost Of Being A Small Country ; Capital In Hong Kong? ; Capital According To Carlos Fuentes ; 2015: What Shocks Can Get Europe Moving? ; Spreading The Democratic Revolution To The Rest Of Europe ; The Double Hardship Of The Working Class ; Must Debts Always Be Paid Back? ; A Crackdown Alone Will Solve Nothing. Thomas Piketty ; Translated From The French And Annotated By Seth Ackerman. Includes Index. Why save the bankers? A trillion dollars Obama and FDR: a misleading analogy Profits, wages, and inequality The Irish disaster Central banks at work Forgotten inequalities Mysteries of the carbon tax Lessons for the tax system from the Bettencourt affair Enough of GDP, let's go back to national income Down with idiotic taxes! Who will be the winners of the crisis? With or without a platform? Record bank profits: a matter of politics No, the Greeks aren't lazy Europe against the markets Rethinking central banks Does Liliane Bettencourt pay taxes? Toward a calm debate on the wealth tax Should we fear the Fed? The scandal of the Irish bank bailout Japan: private wealth, public debts Greece: for a European bank tax Poor as jobs Rethinking the European project and fast Protectionism: a useful weapon ... For lack of anything better Francois Hollande, a new Roosevelt for Europe? Federalism: the only solution The what and why of federalism Action, fast! Merkhollande and the Eurozone: shortsighted selfishness The Italian elections: Europe's responsibility For a European wealth tax Slavery: reparations through transparency A new Europe to overcome the crisis Can growth save us? IMF: still a ways to go! Libé: what does it mean to be free? On oligarchy in America To the polls, citizens! The exorbitant cost of being a small country Capital in Hong Kong? Capital according to Carlos Fuentes 2015: what shocks can get Europe moving? Spreading the democratic revolution to the rest of Europe The double hardship of the working class Must debts always be paid back? A crackdown alone will solve nothing. Thomas Piketty's work has shown that unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality. Without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands. Armed with this knowledge, democratic societies face a defining challenge: fending off a new aristocracy. For years, Piketty has wrestled with this problem in his monthly newspaper column, which pierces the surface of current events to reveal the economic forces underneath. Why Save the Bankers? brings together selected columns, now translated and annotated, from the period book-ended by the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Paris attacks of November 2015. In between, writing from the vantage point of his native France, Piketty decodes the European sovereign debt crisis, an urgent struggle against the tyranny of markets that bears lessons for the world at large. And along the way, he weighs in on oligarchy in the United States, wonders whether debts actually need to be paid back, and discovers surprising lessons about inequality by examining the career of Steve Jobs Incisive commentary on the financial meltdown and its aftermath, from the author of the bestselling global phenomenon Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty's work has proved that without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands. Unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality. Armed with this knowledge, how can democratic societies fend off a new aristocracy? For years, Piketty has wrestled with this issue in the pages of Libération, one of France's leading news magazines. His monthly column pierces the surface of current events to reveal the economic forces underneath. Why Save the Bankers? brings together selections from eight years of these columns, now translated and annotated, beginning with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, and the title essay's provocative challenge. Along the way, Piketty weighs successes and failures of the Obama... With the same powerful evidence and range of reference as his global bestseller "Capital In The Twenty-First Century", this sets out Thomas Piketty's analysis of the financial crisis, what has happened since and where we should go from here