This review engages three key ideas in Capital and Ideology: first, what democratic socialism involves second, how votes in our economic constitution are even more unequal than wealth inequality and third, how laws build markets and power sets prices. So, if things are going wrong, we should have a better ideology. Our era ‘wants to see itself as postideological but is in reality saturated by ideology’ (961). Piketty argues all societies use ideology to legitimise inequality this ‘dominant narrative’ leads to rules and rules entrench inequality (1). ‘So if you read only one, please read this one!’ Personally, I would read both: while Capital in the Twenty-First Century has a positive thesis that with our current laws, the rate of return to capital exceeds the rate of growth (r > g), Capital and Ideology builds a normative thesis, driven by this data, that we should adopt democratic or ‘participatory socialism’. ‘I think this is a much better book than the previous one,’ said Piketty, referring to Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014). Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideologyis an encyclopaedic, rewarding work that merits thoughtful engagement. Thomas Piketty (translated by Arthur Goldhammer). This encyclopaedic, rewarding work merits thoughtful engagement and is essential reading, writes Ewan McGaughey. In Capital and Ideology, Thomas Piketty proposes a vision for a fairer economic system grounded in ‘participatory’ socialism.
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There are a number of problems that Blight inherits with this territory, the first being that Douglass told his own story three times and told it well. By foregrounding the story of one extraordinary man, Blight also delivers the larger story of four of the most dramatic decades in our national history, for which Frederick Douglass provides a stentorian voice-over. But Blight does more than provide us with a microscopic view of Douglass’s genius and his humanity. In Prophet of Freedom, Blight allows us to experience both the exuberance and the difficulties of a life acted out on stages. While many of the contradictions in Douglass’s life were the subject of rumors and half-truths in his own time, Blight explores them fully and tactfully without succumbing to the temptations of historical gossip. Blight brings a deft hand to his portrait of a prophet who was, after all, human. in David Blight, we have a historian whose elegant, suitably lofty prose is up to the task of describing the life and work of a man who believed deeply in the transformative power of the word. It is a quick read, but not one I will be recommending. Nor is there anything remotely 'psychological' about it. I didn't feel any suspense at any point during the read, and largely skimmed the last third. The plot, while fast moving, lacks cohesion and believability. MY THOUGHTS: Having read the majority of this author's previous books, and enjoyed them, I was looking forward to The Poison Garden, enticed also by that beautiful cover. If she is to believe what she sees, Elise has every reason to fear for her life… As she treads into dangerous territory, Elise is forced to wonder: Is her whole future at stake? Or is paranoia getting the best of her? 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