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The second French Revolution. Inequalities are no longer just a matter of poverty and exclusion

3 February 2015

Article asking that the crisis of inequality be looked at in a new way. Cites Gabriel Zucman's research: In perversely referring to the classic work of Adam Smith's book, ''The wealth of nations missing'' (Missing the wealth of nations) Zucman looks at the question of international balance of payments and asks who is in debt and with whom? Zucman solves the puzzle in a very simple way. The missing money in the balance of trade is a fortune hidden in tax havens. In total, some 7-8 trillion.

This article was published online by Forsal.pl (Poland) on February 3, 2015
Link to article here

Related publications
The missing wealth of nations: Are Europe and the U.S. net debtors or net creditors?, Gabriel Zucman, Oxford Journals, July 6, 2013

Related links
Gabriel Zucman webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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