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Capital in the Twenty First Century

It was this idea of movingbeyond the class system, but it was done largelyin a...

It was this idea of moving
beyond the class system, but it was done largely
in a laissez-faire way

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It was this idea of moving beyond the class system,
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but it was done largely in a laissez-faire way.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:09
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.
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
So fashion fuels the Industrial Revolution. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
So fashion fuels the Industrial Revolution.
By the 19th century, the cult of fashion is all-encompassing. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
By the 19th century, the cult of fashion is all-encompassing...
Even working class women are trying to stay in fashion. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
Even working class women are trying to stay in fashion.
The idea that, "You can't wear that. That's from last season," - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
The idea that, "You can't wear that. That's f...
They think, "Well, it's still working, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
They think, "Well, it's still working,
And the industry that accelerates the fastest - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
And the industry that accelerates the fastest
In the 18th and 17th century, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
In the 18th and 17th century,
It wasn't really about present-giving; - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
It wasn't really about present-giving;
But by the mid-19th century, we have the Christmas cracker, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
But by the mid-19th century, we have the Christmas cracker,