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.

The book explores the stark contrast between the soaring wealth of the ultra-rich and the increasing tax burden on working-class Americans, revealing a tax system reminiscent of the 1920s. Through rigorous economic analysis and historical context, the authors, renowned economists, detail how inequality has evolved and offer innovative, democratic solutions for tax reform. Their work aims to reshape the understanding of taxation in America, advocating for a fairer system that addresses the growing divide in wealth and responsibility.

In The Hidden Wealth of Nations he offers an ambitious agenda for reform, focused on ways in which countries can change the incentives of tax havens. Only by first understanding the extent of the wealth being secretly held can we begin to estimate the kind of actions that would force tax havens to give up their practices. Zucman's work has quickly become the gold standard for quantifying the amount of the world's assets held in havens, and in this concise book, he lays out in approachable language how the international banking system works and the dangerous extent to which the large-scale evasion of taxes is undermining the global market as a whole. The Hidden Wealth of Nations is essential reading if we are to find a way to solve the problem of increasing inequality