About the Book: Brief History Of Equality
“A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc
of history is long, but it does bend toward equality. There is nothing automatic
about it, however: as citizens, we must be ready to fight for it, and constantly
(re)invent the myriad of institutions that will bring it about. This book is
here to help.” ―Esther Duflo
“A sustained argument for why we should be optimistic about human
progress…[Piketty] has laid out a plan that is smart, thoughtful, and motivated
by admirable political convictions.”―Gary Gerstle, Washington Post
“Thomas Piketty helped put inequality at the center of political debate.