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Capital in the Twenty First Century

Because if you havea situation where an elite are so rigidly protectiveof their ranks that...

Because if you have
a situation where an elite are so rigidly protective
of their ranks that nobody can ever rise,
there's no social mobility, you tend to end up with
a full-blown revolution

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Because if you have a situation where an elite
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are so rigidly protective of their ranks
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that nobody can ever rise, there's no social mobility,
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you tend to end up with a full-blown revolution.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:31
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
GFC Films,Upside Télévision

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Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
WILLIAMS: In the French Revolution, the banner is - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
WILLIAMS: In the French Revolution, the banner is
But yet within a tiny amount of time, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
But yet within a tiny amount of time,
♪ This is the land that fought for liberty ♪ - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:18
♪ This is the land that fought for liberty ♪
WILLIAMS: What we see in the late 18th - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
WILLIAMS: What we see in the late 18th
It replaces the work of people's hands with machines, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
It replaces the work of people's hands with machines,
This makes goods faster, it standardizes them, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
This makes goods faster, it standardizes them,
Capital's no longer this fixed thing that's your land - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
Capital's no longer this fixed thing that's your l...
You finally figure out that you can expand your own factory - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
You finally figure out that you can expand your own factory
And that's kind of what capitalism in its modern form - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
And that's kind of what capitalism in its modern form
But the gap between wages and productivity is substantial, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:11
But the gap between wages and productivity is substantial,
British master and servant law meant that it was a crime - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
British master and servant law meant that it was a crime
And, you know, this is getting actively used - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:17
And, you know, this is getting actively used
MAN: This whole idea developed around escaping the Old World - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
MAN: This whole idea developed around escaping the Old World
When the new world countries were being set up -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:16
When the new world countries were being set up --
And that's why a lot of these people wanted to get out - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
And that's why a lot of these people wanted to get out
It was this idea of moving beyond the class system, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
It was this idea of moving beyond the class system,
It wasn't a political movement, by and large. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
It wasn't a political movement, by and large.
And very quickly it was the wealthy that started dominating - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
And very quickly it was the wealthy that started dominating
NAIDU: If you're a white man in sort of, like, 1800-ish, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
NAIDU: If you're a white man in sort of, like, 1800-ish...
You've got this wide-open frontier; it's filled with land. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
You've got this wide-open frontier; it's filled wi...