The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
Katharina Pistor • Princeton University Press • ISBN 9780691178974
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
Katharina Pistor • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691178974
ISBN-10 Not provided
Canonical book record
ISBN 9780691178974 • Completeness 52
Cover quality: good
Description
Katharina Pistor provides a rigorous examination of how legal institutions and private contracts function as the hidden architecture of global wealth accumulation. By analyzing the 'coding' of assets, the author reveals how legal strategies transform ordinary property into capital, thereby entrenching systemic economic inequality.
Book metadata
Catalog notes
Cultural context
Community signals
Have: 12 • Like: 0 • Avg Rating: 4.1 / 5 • Ratings: 543
Estimated value
Low
$-
Fair
$-
High
$-
Community comments
0 likes • 0 comments
Log in to like this book and join the discussion.
Loading comments…
Editions and similar books
This page is the canonical hub for edition variants, ISBN mapping, and recommendation bridges.
The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve
Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa
Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power
The Trials of Thomas Morton
For-Profit Democracy
The Subprimes
California Greenin': How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader
Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa
Suggest catalog improvements
Log in to submit metadata updates for this book.