Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Thomas Piketty, a hugely influential economist, explicitly says that colonial extraction and unequal exchange have caused global inequality.

 https://x.com/haugejostein/status/1932118810330603911

Thomas Piketty, a hugely influential economist, explicitly says that colonial extraction and unequal exchange have caused global inequality. This is considered a fringe opinion in the mainstream economics community, so kudos to Piketty for rocking the boat.
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Thomas Piketty
@PikettyWIL
Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @gatonievas [1/9] 🔗 wid.world/news-article/u

https://x.com/haugejostein/status/1932118810330603911

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