POSTPONED- Thomas Piketty, "Capital and Ideology"

 

Unfortunately this event is postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We hope to reschedule for the Fall.

"Capital and Ideology"
Thomas Piketty, Professor of Economics, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris School of Economics

Commentators:
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard University; Co-Director, Business & Environment Initiative, Harvard Business School
Rakesh Khurana, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University; Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Harvard Business School; Dean of Harvard College.

Chair: Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History, Harvard University

Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system. Read more

Co-sponsored by Justmoney.org and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

Advance sign up (below) is requested.