Legion of Honor: refusal Piketty is “poor” – Europe1

Legion of Honor: refusal Piketty is "poor" – Europe1

Europe 1 Benjamin Bonneau Published at 6:48, January 2, 2015 , Modified at 7:01, January 2, 2015

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Benjamin Bonneau

INFO The economist Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the twenty-announced. Thursday refused the Legion of Honor he was to receive the 1st of January. “I refuse this appointment because I do not think it is the role of government to decide who is honorable,” he said, who was, however, a relative of the Socialist Party. A decision that struck many of his fellow economists

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“He shines the French colors around the world.” Guest Thursday night the Press Club of Europe 1, Elie Cohen was first thought that his colleague “has earned this Legion of honor outstanding contributions to academic work and world famous so he shines the French colors around the world This creates it special responsibilities He could refuse on principle, but refused by a critique.. government action, I found it mediocre “

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Geneviève Fioraso, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, who proposed the name of Thomas Piketty for the Legion of Honor, “took note” of his refusal and welcomed anyway “excellence” of his work. “This work, which has an international reputation deserved to be honored by the French Republic,” she lamented.