The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality – Core Themes

Authors

Katharina Pistor, Columbia Law SchoolFollow

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

Comments

The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com.

Recommended Citation

Katharina Pistor, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality – Core Themes, 11 Account. Econ. Law 1 (2021).
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