NATURA CULTURA SI INEGALITATI. O perspectiva comparativa si istorica.

Thomas Piketty asks how the past and politics shape wealth gaps. He rejects the claim that these gaps are natural. He disputes that markets make them certain, even when markets work well. Cases from Sweden and the United States show that choices matter.

This short nonfiction book is for general readers. It deals with society and the economy. Piketty brings together his work as an economist. His research spans countries and time. He argues that social and political struggles make people more equal. He looks at schools and wealth passed down at death. He also studies the climate crisis and gaps between genders. Taxes on wealth form part of his study too.

His plans seek a fairer world that can last. He calls for higher tax rates for those with more means. He backs taxes on wealth and fairer access to learning. He also calls for public funds to meet set needs. He wants to take schools and health care outside market control. People would share in their provision instead. They would also have more say over how to use resources.

The book draws on his 2022 talk at Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. This edition forms part of the Sociologie series. Silvia Palade translated the text from English.