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Capital in the Twenty First Century

When the new world countrieswere being set up -- so New Zealand,Australia, Canada -- these...

When the new world countries
were being set up -- so New Zealand,
Australia, Canada -- these places were being set up
by these refugees, essentially, fleeing Europe at a time that capitalism
was really taking hold

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When the new world countries were being set up --
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so New Zealand, Australia, Canada --
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these places were being set up by these refugees, essentially,
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fleeing Europe
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at a time that capitalism was really taking hold.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:45
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.
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
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,