1901, Jules
The beginning of progressive taxation
Unequal Europe at the turn of the century
Taxes: Free, Equal, Proportional?
Progressive tax, a redistribution tool

1789, Pierre & Jean-Baptiste
The leisurely nobles
Inequality in a three-class society
1789, abolition of privileges
The French Revolution or the emergence of a society of owners
Transfer tax, an unfortunate time for the nobles?
The Paradox of the French Revolution

1794, Pierre, Germain & Eleanor
Slavery Society: When Inequality Reached Its Peak
Haiti: Public Debt Caused by Slave Revolts
Abolition: The pro-slavery side ultimately wins.
Abolition of Slavery and Reparations in Britain
The legitimacy of a slave-owning society

1860, Germain, Eleanor, Joseph & Charlotte
The world in Europe's hands
From the Civil War to the abolition of slavery
Colonization for Beginners
America's Gilded Age: The Second Industrial Revolution

1901, Jules & Louise
The Four Old Men and the Kaiyo Incident
Progressive taxation and world war

Jules & Antoine, 1920
The declining value of high-end assets
Keynes or the abundance of deficits
New Deal or Popular Front: The Popularity of Social Democracy

1945, Ernestine & Guerand family
Inflation: A windfall for debtors?
The fall of the owner society after World War II
30 Years of Glory, Success
Affirmative Action: India's Pioneer Model
Corporate Governance and Corporations: The German Model

1968, Christine & Thierry
From Nixon to Thatcher: The Conservative Revolution
1981, the beginning of the Mitterrand era
Communist regime under the Berlin Wall
The European Union's shaky compromise

2010, Leah
Meritocracy, the great illusion
What's important to combat inequality
Reversing the education gap
The failure of social democracy

2014, Lea & Hugo
The European Union's division into Eastern and Western Europe
subprime
interest rate victims
Quantitative Easing: The European Central Bank as Savior
the persistence of economic patriarchy
Elephant Curve, Massive Inequality

In 2016, after Hugo left, Lea
worst tax loss
Methods for Financial Transparency
A new century characterized by a retreat in identity

Proposals for 21st Century Participatory Socialism
social ownership of capital
Temporary ownership of capital
Towards a Social Federal Europe
Democratic Equality Voucher
Progressive and individual carbon taxes
Capital for individual education and training

Thomas Piketty's rave reviews★★★
“An educational comic that perfectly expresses my theory!”

In 1901, Jules, who lives in France, meets Louise at a party and falls in love with her.
Did Jules and Louise, living in a grand mansion with servants, truly achieve their affluent lifestyle? Their story dates back to 1789, the year Jules' great-great-grandfather lived there.
Even back to the time when European people were clearly divided into clergy, nobility, and the third estate.
The life of Jules' great-grandfather, who was from a privileged class, changed drastically with the French Revolution.
However, the revolution that called for ‘equality’ is intertwined with ‘ideology’ and flows in a different direction than expected… .

Thomas Piketty's bold and sharp proposal
Without an understanding of 'inequality', there is no future for humanity!

The term 'spoon class theory', which refers to a class determined by one's parents' wealth, such as 'golden spoon' or 'dirt spoon', is still considered valid.
Nowadays, everyone, without exception, describes themselves as someone born with a silver spoon in their mouth and lets out self-deprecating lamentations.
As such, the ‘inheritance of wealth’ seems very entrenched in Korean society.
In an age where the rich continue to get richer and the poor remain trapped in poverty, where parental wealth is the foundation of success, what should we do? Is "wealth inequality" an unchangeable, inevitable reality? Piketty warns that if we leave the worsening income inequality and inequality unchecked, we will revert to hereditary capitalism.


A history of inequality revealed through the story of one family over eight generations!
How do 'individual' and 'ideology' intertwine?

The story of Pierre, Jules' great-grandfather, continues through Jules and then through the story of Jules' great-granddaughter, Léa.
Over the past 200 years, times have changed rapidly, and the lifestyles and thoughts of family members have also changed accordingly.
By examining how socio-historical structures and politics from the era of slavery to the 21st-century capitalist era have influenced the lives of individual families, we can gain a closer understanding of what Piketty is trying to say.
How can we address the deepening problems of income inequality and inequality going forward? The answer lies with our readers.