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The Code of Capital How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

Katharina Pistor

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

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

The book was presented as a recent work that completely reimagines how the base layer of the economy functions, arguing that law constructs capital rather than markets alone.

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And her most recent book, which is called The Code of Capital, completely reimagines how we think about this base layer of our economy.

— Episode: A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Cre...

Episode: A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Create Wealth...

The book was presented as a recent work that completely reimagines how the base layer of the economy functions, arguing that law constructs capital rather than markets alone.

"

And her most recent book, which is called The Code of Capital, completely reimagines how we think about this base layer of our economy.

Your book is The Code of Capital. It was great chatting with you.

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