The code of capital : how the law creates wealth and inequality
Pistor, Katharina2020
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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.
Main title:
The code of capital : how the law creates wealth and inequality / Katharina Pistor.
Author:
Pistor, Katharina, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691208602 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
332.041
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2231452
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Library | Adult non-fiction | 332.041 | Available |