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The surprising truth about wealth and inequality in the West
The tide has turned – evidence shows ordinary citizens in the Western world are now richer and more equal than ever before.
托马斯·皮凯蒂的「新镀金时代」叙事流行十年,Daniel Waldenström 用 130 年跨国历史数据正面反驳:西方财富不平等在过去百年其实大幅下降,真正的推手不是战争或累进税,而是普通人通过住房和养老金从下而上积累起来的中产财富。来自 Aeon,约 18 分钟阅读。
导读:过去一个世纪,西方世界的财富不平等其实在下降。推动这场历史性财富扩散的,不是战争破坏,不是累进税,而是普通人的住房和养老金。Daniel Waldenström 用 130 年的跨国历史数据,把「新镀金时代」这一流行叙事拆了个干净。适合对经济史、不平等议题或皮凯蒂命题感兴趣的读者深读。
"The key to progress, measured as a combination of wealth growth and falling or sustained inequality, has been political and institutional change that enabled citizens to become educated, better paid, and to amass wealth through housing and pension savings."
"Capitalism, it seems, did not result in boundless inequality, even after the liberalisations of the 1980s and corporate growth in the globalised era."

The tide has turned – evidence shows ordinary citizens in the Western world are now richer and more equal than ever before.
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