I read the book. You'd be surprised at how readable it is.
Piketty says in the opening that his purpose is as much "contributing to the historical record", as it is making an economics argument. Probably half the book is history, with lots of data on things like "what percent of US wealth has been held as farmland vs. business equity over time", or "what did world war 2 do to savings rates"?
Piketty says in the opening that his purpose is as much "contributing to the historical record", as it is making an economics argument. Probably half the book is history, with lots of data on things like "what percent of US wealth has been held as farmland vs. business equity over time", or "what did world war 2 do to savings rates"?