Equality Is a Struggle

An acclaimed economists observations on four years of events that have shaped the world In this new volume of essays, renowned economist Thomas Piketty takes measure of the world since 2020: leaders grappling with the aftershocks of the global pandemic; politics shifting rightward in France and elsewhere; and wars breaking out and escalating, from Russias invasion of Ukraine to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. These essays are Pikettys vivid first draft of historyon the rise of China, the climate crisis, income and taxation, discrimination, and beyondas well as a blueprint for achieving equity in our rapidly changing global landscape. Despite the gathering clouds, Piketty continues to find reasons for hope.