Who is Thomas Piketty and Why is he Turning Economics Upside Down?

Thomas Piketty’s extraordinary Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been hailed as a masterpiece and damned as Marxist apologetics. Unquestionably, however, it is the most important publication in economics in many years. Does Piketty really demonstrate that capitalism leads inexorably to economic inequality and injustice, or has he `cooked the books’? Join Jim Kenney as he explores the work of this young economist and the controversy itself.

Wednesdays, April 23 & 30 at 9:30 am at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. To register, call 847.784.6030. $20 member; $26 non-member.