The link between low growth and the importance of inheritance, Piketty argues, was not coincidental: with inherited wealth yielding 2-3% a year and new investment only 1%, social mobility was extremely limited and stratification was encouraged.
A ligação entre crescimento lento e a importância da herança, argumenta Piketty, não era coincidência: com a riqueza herdada a render 2-3% ao ano e os novos investimentos apenas 1%, a mobilidade social era extremamente limitada e a estratificação era encorajada.