This event marks the publication of The Contradictions of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a volume of essays that builds upon the renewed interest in wealth and inequality stimulated by the work of Thomas Piketty. It brings together an international team of leading economic historians and economists to provide a comprehensive overview of global developments in the theory, practice, and policy of inequality, and its place in the modern world order.

The book adds to Piketty's rich work on developed economies by covering Latin America, Africa, India, and Japan, providing a global perspective upon a global phenomenon. It marks an important step in the process of developing Piketty's analytical framework and empirical material, overcoming its limitations and helping to cement a lasting place for inequality in the agenda of growth theory.

Editors and authors Patricia Hudson, Avner Offer and Keith Tribe will join with associates of the International Inequalities Institute to discuss the analysis of inequality in an international context.

Tasha Fairfield is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Development at LSE.

Patricia Hudson is Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University.

Torben Iversen is Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Government at Harvard University and a Centennial Professor at LSE.

Avner Offer is Chichele Professor of Economic History, All Souls College, Oxford.

Keith Tribe is an independent scholar.

The International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.