Gabriel Zucman Livres

The book examines the stark disparity in tax burdens between the wealthy and working-class Americans, revealing that the rich now pay lower tax rates than in the 1920s. Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman conduct a thorough analysis of the factors contributing to this shift, including the exemptions for capital owners, the rise of tax avoidance strategies, and international tax competition. Their investigation highlights the deliberate policy decisions and missed opportunities that have allowed this inequality to flourish, offering critical insights into the current economic landscape.

Everyone knows the super rich are hiding tons of money and not paying near enough taxes. This common knowledge that the wealthy have found ways around taxation by moving their assets to countries that don t tax them raises the question of how much of the world s wealth is hidden and how. Gabriel Zucman, a prominent young French economist, has come up with novel yet effective ways of quantifying how big the problem is, how tax havens work and are organized, and how we can begin to tackle the problem. Digging deep into the global data and comparing it with that of individual and international institutions, "The Hidden Wealth of Nations" offers for the first time a full picture of how this sophisticated international system works and is organized in practice. It is an invaluable glimpse at one of the most powerful forces contributing to inequality across the globe."