عنوان

The code of capital :

(Number (ISBN

0691189439

(Number (ISBN

9780691189437

Erroneous ISBN

0691178976

Erroneous ISBN

9780691178974

Title Proper

The code of capital :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how the law creates wealth and inequality /

First Statement of Responsibility

Katharina Pistor.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Princeton, New Jersey :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Princeton University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages)

Text of Note

Empire of law -- Coding land -- Cloning legal persons -- Minting debt -- Enclosing nature's code -- A code for the globe -- The masters of the code -- A new code? -- Capital rules by law.

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Text of Note

"Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and why this little-known fact is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else. In this ... book, Katharina Pistor argues that the law selectively "codes" certain assets, endowing them with the capacity to protect and produce private wealth. With the right legal coding, any object, claim, or idea can be turned into capital - and lawyers are the keepers of the code. Pistor describes how they pick and choose among different legal systems and legal devices for the ones that best serve their clients' needs, and how techniques that were first perfected centuries ago to code landholdings as capital are being used today to code stocks, bonds, ideas, and even expectations--assets that exist only in law."--Provided by publisher.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

OverDrive, Inc.

Stock Number

22573/ctvc5qw08

Stock Number

E5C5FA55-1CA1-40BD-980B-C4BFBD2116E5

International Standard Book Number

9780691178974

Capital market-- Law and legislation.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economics-- General.

Capital market-- Law and legislation.

LAW-- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.

BUS-- 069000

LAW-- 000000

LAW-- 001000

LAW-- 083000

POL-- 024000

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Pistor, Katharina

Date of Transaction

20200822123214.0

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pn

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[Book]

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