About the book : French economist Thomas Piketty published Capital and Ideology in French (September 2019) and then in English (March 2020). The book is somewhat an updated and enriched version of Picketty’s great success, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), which focused on wealth and income inequality only in Europe and the United States. After … Continue reading Capital & Ideology (Thomas Picketty) : Book review
Good Economics for Hard Times : Book review
The book was first published in November 12, 2019. The authors, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2019 (Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel). In the book, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo address controversial topics such as immigration, trade, economic growth, technological disruption, universal basic and … Continue reading Good Economics for Hard Times : Book review
Book review : The age of knowledge by Idriss Aberkane
Idriss Aberkane, a French essayist, is known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience. His lasted book “L’age de la connaissance / the age of knowledge “is worth reading. The book seeks to dismiss two contemporary paradigms: "Produce or flourish" and "Nature or employment". The key takeaways from his last essay … Continue reading Book review : The age of knowledge by Idriss Aberkane
J’ai lu : Vers une économie à trois zéros (Zéro pauvreté, Zéro chômage & Zéro émission carbone) du Pr. Muhammad Yunus
L’économiste Muhammad Yunus, prix Nobel de la paix en 2006, commence son livre par la critique du système capitaliste qui en dépit de ses apports est la source de plusieurs externalités négatives notamment l’amplification des inégalités sociales et économiques ainsi que le dérèglement climatique. De ce fait, pour Muhammad Yunus, il est nécessaire de repenser … Continue reading J’ai lu : Vers une économie à trois zéros (Zéro pauvreté, Zéro chômage & Zéro émission carbone) du Pr. Muhammad Yunus
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