The Code of Capital
How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
by:
Katharina Pistor
in:
Social Theory
Summary:
The book examines how laws and regulations are designed to protect and enhance the value of certain assets, thereby creating wealth for their owners. It argues that this legal coding of capital contributes to increasing inequality by favoring the interests of the wealthy elite over the rest of society.
Key points:
1. Capital as a Legal Creation:
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