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The Code of Capital

The Code of Capital How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

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A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealth

What is it that transforms a simple object, an idea, or a promise to pay into an asset that creates wealth? Katharina Pistor explains how, behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, capital is created-and why this little-known activity is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else. A powerful new way of thinking about one of the most pernicious problems of our time, The Code of Capital explores the various ways that debt, complex financial products, and other assets are selectively coded to protect and reproduce private wealth. This provocative book paints a troubling portrait of the pervasive global nature of the code, the people who shape it, and the governments that enforce it.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780691208602
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 332.041
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 5678
Number of pages: 316
Weight: 325g
Height: 155mm
Width: 232mm
Spine width: 24mm