Thursday, January 1, 2015

France 24 — Economist Thomas Piketty refuses France's highest honour

France's influential economist Thomas Piketty, author of "Capital in the 21st Century", on Thursday refused to accept the country's highest award, the Legion d'honneur, to criticise the Socialist government in power.
France 24
Economist Thomas Piketty refuses France's highest honour

2 comments:

Matt Franko said...

"They would do better to concentrate on reviving (economic) growth in France and Europe," added Piketty"

Maybe he could write up a 2 or 3 page policy paper and submit it to a budget or economic committee over there at the French legislature outlining some of his ideas....

Anonymous said...

If the socialists are not going to reduce inequality, who is?