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What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.
Piketty shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality—the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth—today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, Piketty says, and may do so again.
A work of extraordinary ambition, originality, and rigor, Capital in the Twenty-First Century reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.
Source: Harvard University Press
“Capital in the Twenty-First Century” is now available via findit.lu as an ebook! Simply go to www.findit.lu – Find Databases – Letter “E” and choose EBSCO eBook Collection (ecm) to find this ebook below other titles chosen by our librarians.
Since 12th May the addition of new issues of “Luxemburger Wort” on PressDisplay has stopped.
Unfortunately, the publisher “Saint-Paul Luxembourg” has chosen to take up their own digital channels, and will no longer be distributing their content via PressReader.
Codecademy helps millions of learners around the world get the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital world — all in a way that’s fun, free, and accessible anywhere. Codecademy offers an entirely new, networked approach to learning in which you interact with students across the globe, build amazing projects, and – most important – apply your skills to improve your life.
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Codecademy is different from any other learning experience; it’s designed to complement the way people want to learn in the twenty-first century. On Codecademy, learners discover concepts by actually building things and getting constant feedback from peers. Learning and demonstrating skills become one and the same – and students are always left with something tangible to show for their efforts. The community of millions of learners is at the ready to help everyone achieve the outcome they want, through study groups, question and answer forums, and more.
Courses for following computer languages are offered at the moment:
Life-changing knowledge should be free and easily accessible to anyone, and on Codecademy it is, with thousands of courses available for free online and yet more available for users on the mobile apps for iPhone and iPad. Most of all, Codecademy‘s students have access to one another, as well as the tools they need to make each other smarter, more skilled, and more productive.
Codecademy can be accessed by selecting the letter “C” via the “Find databases” on findit.lu. There is also a direct link: Codecademy
At De Gruyter, we are building the foundations for the bio-specialist with our authoritative Biomedical Science and Engineering collection!
Featuring a cluster of 25 eBooks and 10 Journals integrating research and developments from the areas of biology, engineering, computer science, physics, and medicine, all compiled by top-level experts in their respective disciplines, this collection is a must-own for anyone studying, researching, or practicing in the field.
In order to claim your Free 30-Day Access to 8 of our most popular titles and journals, just enter the Access Token BIOMED2014 into your personal user account. But hurry, this offer is only valid until June 30th, 2014!
Routledge is pleased to offer FREE access to English Historical Documents Online until May 11.
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Our access to MLA International Bibliography has been restored as of today.
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We are happy to announce that we’re now offering online access to the The Bluebook Online .
The Bluebook is the definitive style guide for legal citation in the United States. For generations, law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on The Bluebook’s unique system of citation. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, The Bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information about the sources and authorities upon which they rely in their work.
The Bluebook can be accessed by selecting the letter “B” via the “Find databases” tab or in the journal’s list on findit.lu.There is also a direct link: The Bluebook
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Dans le cadre d’un accès d’essai ayant cours jusqu’au 4 avril 2014, vous pourrez consulter le Bulletin Quotidien Europe en ligne.
Le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est le seul quotidien au monde entièrement axé sur l’actualité de l’Union européenne: rédigé en français, il est traduit en temps réel en anglais.
Le bulletin est, depuis 1953, un véritable Guide à l’Europe qui offre quotidiennement une vue d’ensemble de l’activité de l’Union européenne.
Lu par des dizaines de milliers d’abonnés de Bruxelles à New York, en passant par Paris, Londres, Washington ou Canberra, le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est l’outil de travail indispensable pour tous les décideurs, qu’ils soient politiques, diplomates, industriels, consultants ou juristes. Le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est en outre probablement la source d’information européenne préférée du monde académique.
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