3 charts explain why Piketty’s idea that inequality fueled Islamic State’s rise is flawed

Since publishing his much-acclaimed book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" last year, Thomas Piketty has ignited a renewed debate on the root causes of terrorism and the rise of the Islamic State. In a recent op-ed for French newspaper Le Monde, he argued that inequality was a "major driver of Middle Eastern terrorism, including the Islamic State attacks on […]











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