Thomas Piketty: 'France owes €30 billion to Haiti and should start restitution talks'

In the 19th century, France imposed a massive debt on its former colony to compensate slave owners for their losses. Thomas Piketty argues, in his column, that it is time to organize reparations as an act of historic justice.

Thomas Piketty: 'France owes €30 billion  to Haiti and should start restitution talks'
In the 19th century, France imposed a massive debt on its former colony to compensate slave owners for their losses. Thomas Piketty argues, in his column, that it is time to organize reparations as an act of historic justice.