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In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they confront head-on the extreme divides that remain in wealth, income, power, and status nationally and globally.

Frieden oder Freiheit? Ihr habt die Wahl! Eines Tages erwacht Lilia urplötzlich ohne jegliche Erinnerung in der fremden Stadt Equality. Deren Bürgermeister teilt täglich 10 Millionen digitale Tokens gerecht auf seine 100.000 Bürger auf, was pro Person gerade mal zum Überleben reicht. Doch wenn die Bürger mehr als das wollen - wenn sie die Geheimnisse der Welt lüften und ihre eigene Existenz verstehen möchten - müssen sie die Bevölkerungszahl senken, um den Pro-Kopf-Anteil an Tokens zu erhöhen. Das Einzige, was Lilia in dieser beängstigenden Situation Halt gibt, ist ihre kleine Schwester Siletha.

Equality at Sea: The next morning Jack Easy would have forgotten all about his engagement with the captain, had it not been for the waiter, who thought that after the reception which our hero had given the first lieutenant, it would be just as well that he should not be disrespectful to the captain.

The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.