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Die Schlacht um den Euro: Intervention
Wirklich große Ökonomen beschränken sich nicht auf wissenschaftliche Grundlagenwerke, sondern suchen auch die öffentliche Debatte. Thomas Piketty ist hierfür das beste Beispiel. Der Autor des wohl bedeutendsten Werkes der politischen Ökonomie der letzten Jahrzehnte ist ein kritischer Beobachter seiner Zeit.
Der vorliegende Band versammelt seine auf die Finanz- und Eurokrise bezogenen Interventionen der letzten Jahre und führt dabei zugleich in die großen Themen seines internationalen Bestsellers Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert ein. Kann die Europäische Union der zentrale Gegenspieler eines außer Kontrolle geratenen Finanzkapitalismus werden oder kapituliert sie vor der Macht der Märkte? Wie lässt sich die Eurozone nachhaltig stabilisieren, nachdem die Zentralbank das Schlimmste vorerst abgewendet hat? Die Spekulation gegen einzelne Eurostaaten, so zeigt Thomas Piketty, kann letztlich nur durch die Einführung von Eurobonds und eine Stärkung der europäischen Institutionen verhindert werden. Andernfalls wird der Euro scheitern.
Der vorliegende Band versammelt seine auf die Finanz- und Eurokrise bezogenen Interventionen der letzten Jahre und führt dabei zugleich in die großen Themen seines internationalen Bestsellers Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert ein. Kann die Europäische Union der zentrale Gegenspieler eines außer Kontrolle geratenen Finanzkapitalismus werden oder kapituliert sie vor der Macht der Märkte? Wie lässt sich die Eurozone nachhaltig stabilisieren, nachdem die Zentralbank das Schlimmste vorerst abgewendet hat? Die Spekulation gegen einzelne Eurostaaten, so zeigt Thomas Piketty, kann letztlich nur durch die Einführung von Eurobonds und eine Stärkung der europäischen Institutionen verhindert werden. Andernfalls wird der Euro scheitern.
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First published March 10, 2015
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Thomas Piketty
54 books2,502 followersThomas Piketty (French: [tɔma pikɛti]; born May 7, 1971) is a French economist who works on wealth and income inequality. He is the director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) and professor at the Paris School of Economics. He is the author of the best selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), which emphasizes the themes of his work on wealth concentrations and distribution over the past 250 years. The book argues that the rate of capital return in developed countries is persistently greater than the rate of economic growth, and that this will cause wealth inequality to increase in the future. To address this problem, he proposes redistribution through a global tax on wealth.
Piketty was born on May 7, 1971, in the Parisian suburb of Clichy. He gained a C-stream (scientific) Baccalauréat, and after taking scientific preparatory classes, he entered the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) at the age of 18, where he studied mathematics and economics. At the age of 22, Piketty was awarded his Ph.D. for a thesis on wealth redistribution, which he wrote at the EHESS and the London School of Economics under Roger Guesnerie.
After earning his PhD, Piketty taught from 1993 to 1995 as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1995, he joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) as a researcher, and in 2000 he became director of studies at EHESS.
Piketty won the 2002 prize for the best young economist in France, and according to a list dated November 11, 2003, he is a member of the scientific orientation board of the association "À gauche, en Europe", founded by Michel Rocard and Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
In 2006 Piketty became the first head of the Paris School of Economics, which he helped set up. He left after a few months to serve as an economic advisor to Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal during the French presidential campaign. Piketty resumed teaching at the Paris School of Economics in 2007.
He is a columnist for the French newspaper Libération, and occasionally writes op-eds for Le Monde.
In April 2012, Piketty co-authored along with 42 colleagues an open letter in support of then-PS candidate for the French presidency François Hollande. Hollande won the contest against the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in May of that year.
In 2013, Piketty won the biennial Yrjö Jahnsson Award, for the economist under age 45 who has "made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to the study of economics in Europe."
Piketty specializes in economic inequality, taking a historic and statistical approach. His work looks at the rate of capital accumulation in relation to economic growth over a two hundred year spread from the nineteenth century to the present. His novel use of tax records enabled him to gather data on the very top economic elite, who had previously been understudied, and to ascertain their rate of accumulation of wealth and how this compared to the rest of society and economy. His most recent book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, relies on economic data going back 250 years to show that an ever-rising concentration of wealth is not self-correcting. To address this problem, he proposes redistribution through a global tax on wealth.
Piketty was born on May 7, 1971, in the Parisian suburb of Clichy. He gained a C-stream (scientific) Baccalauréat, and after taking scientific preparatory classes, he entered the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) at the age of 18, where he studied mathematics and economics. At the age of 22, Piketty was awarded his Ph.D. for a thesis on wealth redistribution, which he wrote at the EHESS and the London School of Economics under Roger Guesnerie.
After earning his PhD, Piketty taught from 1993 to 1995 as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1995, he joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) as a researcher, and in 2000 he became director of studies at EHESS.
Piketty won the 2002 prize for the best young economist in France, and according to a list dated November 11, 2003, he is a member of the scientific orientation board of the association "À gauche, en Europe", founded by Michel Rocard and Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
In 2006 Piketty became the first head of the Paris School of Economics, which he helped set up. He left after a few months to serve as an economic advisor to Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal during the French presidential campaign. Piketty resumed teaching at the Paris School of Economics in 2007.
He is a columnist for the French newspaper Libération, and occasionally writes op-eds for Le Monde.
In April 2012, Piketty co-authored along with 42 colleagues an open letter in support of then-PS candidate for the French presidency François Hollande. Hollande won the contest against the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in May of that year.
In 2013, Piketty won the biennial Yrjö Jahnsson Award, for the economist under age 45 who has "made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to the study of economics in Europe."
Piketty specializes in economic inequality, taking a historic and statistical approach. His work looks at the rate of capital accumulation in relation to economic growth over a two hundred year spread from the nineteenth century to the present. His novel use of tax records enabled him to gather data on the very top economic elite, who had previously been understudied, and to ascertain their rate of accumulation of wealth and how this compared to the rest of society and economy. His most recent book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, relies on economic data going back 250 years to show that an ever-rising concentration of wealth is not self-correcting. To address this problem, he proposes redistribution through a global tax on wealth.
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June 22, 2025
Die Einführung von Eurobonds, das Stärken europäischer Institutionen, die Verhinderung von Spekulationen gegen einzelne Eurostaaten, kurz: Wege zur Rettung des Euro sowie die Frage nach der Besteuerung von Supervermögen, damit beschäftigt sich dieser Band. Eine Sammlung von Artikeln/Analysen Thomas Pikettys aus den Jahren 2012-2015, die auch heute noch lesenswert ist.
November 29, 2018
Since its a bundle of Piketty's columns, he rather states his opinions instead of detailed explanations. Sometimes Piketty also compares countries like apples and oranges. Too bad, because I expected a bit more.
February 15, 2024
Interesting thoughts in general, but a bit outdated and too much focused on the French perspective.
November 20, 2019
De columns verzameld in De slag om Europa willen één kwestie grondig laten doordringen: alleen als alle staatsschulden van Europa worden samengevoegd (binnen een fiscale eenheidsregelgeving) heeft het Europees project nog slaagkans. Dit pleidooi wordt in tal van columns, oorspronkelijk verschenen in de Franse krant Libération tussen 2008 en 2015, opgevoerd met sprekende voorbeelden van Griekenland tot Cyprus. Volgens auteur Thomas Piketty moet Frankrijk daarin het voortouw nemen. De Europese Unie moet, naast haar economische fundamenten, een politieke doordruk krijgen, bij voorkeur in de vorm van een financieel parlement, waarin oa. de nationale ministers van Financiën één week per maand zetelen. Cijfers van groeiende ongelijkheid door verminderde vermogensbelasting en hogere sociale lasten, toenemende recessie in Europa tegenover groei in de VS en Japan, oneerlijke schuldaflossing voor Zuid-Europa, enz. staven deze these. In klare taal, ook voor de macro-economische leek.
April 8, 2024
Interessante ideeën en voorstellen. Het boek zelf is wel een beetje repetitief aangezien veel van die essays een soortgelijke strekking hebben. Verder heb ik mijn kennis over financiële economie ook een beetje overschat, aangezien ik niet alles helemaal volgen.
Maar het blijft een aanrader en geeft een verfrissende kijk op de EU als monetaire unie.
Ik zal hem waarschijnlijk weer oppakken als ik iets meer over economie weet!
Maar het blijft een aanrader en geeft een verfrissende kijk op de EU als monetaire unie.
Ik zal hem waarschijnlijk weer oppakken als ik iets meer over economie weet!
March 29, 2021
Ein paar interessante Ideen. Allerdings etwas Frankreich- und Deutschland-zentriert. Texte sind zwar aus 2014 aber lassen sich auch noch auf 2021 übertragen.
September 2, 2016
Quite insightful, yet easy-written and a bit superficial. It is however nice to read, giving a recap of the repercussions of the Financial and Euro crisis as well as possible causes. The issue of distributive justice appeared frequently.
I would not recommend this book, if you expect a deep analysis or a synopsis of said crises.
I would not recommend this book, if you expect a deep analysis or a synopsis of said crises.
May 22, 2016
Sommige artikels zijn een dikke vijf, andere een drie. Overall geef ik vier sterren omdat 3,5 geen optie is... :-)
July 29, 2024
Soms te moeilijk voor mij als leek en het is toch alweer verouderd.
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