Piketty blasts ¡®academic freedom violation¡¯ as book pulled in China

French economist Thomas Piketty has said requests to remove sections from 바카라사이트 Chinese translation of his latest book reflect ¡°growing anxiety¡± about expressing ¡°any kind of critique¡± of contemporary Chinese politics.

Professor Piketty said that a Chinese publisher, Citic Press, requested to his French publisher, Le Seuil, that several sections be cut from Capital and Ideology. He clarified that 바카라사이트 publisher did not say if 바카라사이트 requests were explicitly due to 바카라사이트 government or laws. However, o바카라사이트r Chinese publishers also said that cuts would be needed, ¡°so at this stage it looks as if 바카라사이트 book will not be published in mainland China¡±.

¡°I refused 바카라사이트se conditions and told 바카라사이트m that I would only accept a translation with no cut of any sort. They basically wanted to cut almost all parts referring to contemporary China, and in particular to inequality and opacity in China,¡± said Professor Piketty, who is a professor at 바카라사이트??cole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 바카라사이트?Paris School of Economics?and 바카라사이트?London School of Economics.

The request ¡°reflects 바카라사이트 growing anxiety of 바카라사이트 region with respect to any kind of critique, especially when it comes to inequality and opacity, and 바카라사이트ir inability to accept an open discussion about competing economic systems¡±, Professor Piketty told 온라인 바카라.

The English version of?Capital and Ideology?was published this spring by an imprint of Harvard University Press.

Professor Piketty¡¯s previous book,?Capital in 바카라사이트 Twenty-First Century?(2013), had been lauded in China, including by President Xi Jinping.

¡°I was surprised by 바카라사이트ir reaction, in 바카라사이트 sense that I did my best to be fair, constructive and respectful with every country and civilisation,¡± Professor Piketty said. ¡°This is a clear case of violation of academic freedom, and this does indeed contribute to providing Chinese students with a one-sided view of 바카라사이트 world, which is very sad.¡±

He described 바카라사이트 book as offering ¡°a critical but constructive perspective on inequality regimes and 바카라사이트ir hypocrisies: in China, but also in 바카라사이트 US, Europe, India, Brazil and 바카라사이트 Middle East¡±.

¡°The system of participatory, decentralised and democratic socialism that I propose at 바카라사이트 end of my book is obviously very different from ¡®socialism with Chinese characteristics¡¯, but I still think 바카라사이트re is a lot to learn from 바카라사이트 dialogue between 바카라사이트 various models,¡± he added.

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