(1.) What is the first variable/measurement cited by Piketty in Chapter 1 as evi

(1.) What is the first variable/measurement cited by Piketty in Chapter 1 as evidence that the world is becoming more equal? Why does this indicate a more just world? (also provide page # from text) (2). What is the second variable/measurement cited by Piketty in Chapter 1 as evidence that the world is becoming more equal? Why does this indicate a more just world? (also provide page # from text) (3). What is the third variable/measurement used by Piketty as evidence that the world is becoming more equal? Why does this indicate a more just world? (also provide page # from text) (4). From Chapter 2, what are the components of property (and briefly describe/define these components) that Piketty delineates? (also provide page #) (5). What are the various classes that Piketty distinguishes among in Chapter 2? (also provide page # from text) (6). How have the shares of income going to the top 1% and the middle 40% changed over the course of the 20th century? (also provide page # from text) (7.) How have the shares of income going to the bottom 50% changed over the course of the 20th century? (also provide page # from text) (8.) What does Piketty say about the transformation of the concentration of wealth over the 20th century versus the concentration of income? (also provide page # from text) (9). Specifically discuss the “difficult emergence of the patrimonial middle class”. From which class did the middle class emerge? What social and fiscal policies contributed to the creation of the middle class? (also provide page #s from the text) (10). Why does Piketty title chapter 1 “The Movement Toward Equality and chapter 2 “The Slow Deconcentration of Power and Property”? How are these related to growing equality? What are the critical ingredients that enabled the growth of equality? What evidence is there for the role of government in enabling equality? Details Deadline 2/16/2024 at 7pm CST