Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/ael-2020-0102
Abstract
In this brief introduction, I summarize the core themes of my book “The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality”. Capital, I argue, is coded in law – predominantly in a handful of private law institutions. By relying on legal coding techniques, asset holders invoke the right to enforce claims against others, if necessary with the help of the state’s coercive power.
Disciplines
Economics | Income Distribution | Law | Law and Economics
Recommended Citation
Katharina Pistor,
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality – Core Themes,
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Account. Econ. & L.
1
(2021).
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