Capitalism needs new rules to restore the growth and stability of postwar era | Joseph E Stiglitz:

Simple political changes can reverse the decades of growing inequality wrought by Reaganism and Thatcherism, writes Joseph Stiglitz

The reception in the US, and in other advanced economies, of Thomas Piketty's recent book Capital in the Twenty-First Century attests to growing concern about rising inequality. His book adds further weight to the overwhelming body of evidence concerning the soaring share of income and wealth at the very top.

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