How France has become a nation of heirs again

Today's high level of wealth inequality and dominance of inherited fortunes is reminiscent of 19th-century France – a troubling sign of a stalled social elevator that fuels middle-class resentment.

How France has become a nation of heirs again
Today's high level of wealth inequality and dominance of inherited fortunes is reminiscent of 19th-century France – a troubling sign of a stalled social elevator that fuels middle-class resentment.