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Afterthoughts on Piketty’s Capital

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Thomas Piketty has written a book called 
Capital that has caused quite a stir. He advocates progressive taxation and a global wealth tax as the only way to counter the trend towards the creation of a “patrimonial” form of capitalism marked by what he dubs “terrifying” inequalities of wealth and income. He also documents in excruciating and hard to rebut detail how social inequality of both wealth and income has evolved over the last two centuries, with particular emphasis on the role of wealth. 

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Introducing Al-Diwan

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Tadween Publishing’s blog is transforming into Al-Diwan. The move attempts to capture the spirit of a shift towards creating an open space for discussion.


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