Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters

Thomas Piketty is Professor of Economics at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University.Review Quotes: "Noted political economist meets noted political philosopher in this discussion of inequality and its cures. ... They have a fix, and it's both surprising, intriguing, and worth trying."Kirkus Reviews"powerful [...] a reminder of why inequality matters"Andrew Leigh, The Age"a plea to retrieve authentic social democratic principles to cope with huge challenges such as the green transition."The Guardian"very readable [...] They are unambiguously the polar opposite to the Trump-Musk war on the state, on taxation, on regulation and on equality."The Irish Times"compelling"The Lancet"this message about why (in)equality matters should be mandatory reading for the UK's political leaders a year on." LSE Review of Books Table of Contents: 1 Why worry about inequality? 2 Should money matter le