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Capital in the Twenty First Century

Capital's no longer this fixedthing that's your land or even your abilityto lend money

Capital's no longer this fixed
thing that's your land or even your ability
to lend money

Full Transcript

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Capital's no longer this fixed thing that's your land
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or even your ability to lend money.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:00
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.
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...
But the big constraint on your production - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
But the big constraint on your production
So if you're a small family farmer, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
So if you're a small family farmer,
But if you're a slave owner, you can basically go to New Orleans, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:15
But if you're a slave owner, you can basically go to Ne...
And you're again able to take the profits from that - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
And you're again able to take the profits from that
But also being a slave owner didn't just mean that you had - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:15
But also being a slave owner didn't just mean that you ...
So if you, basically, are looking to lend to somebody - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:16
So if you, basically, are looking to lend to somebody
WILLIAMS: It's no good speeding up production - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
WILLIAMS: It's no good speeding up production