The Code of Capital：How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
- 作者
- 出版社 Princeton University Press
- 出版时间 2019年5月
- ISBN 9780691178974
内容简介
AcompellingexplanationofhowthelawshapesthedistributionofwealthCapitalisthedefiningfeatureofmoderneconomies,yetmostpeoplehavenoideawhereitactuallycomesfrom.Whatisit,exactly,thattransformsmerewealthintoanassetthatautomaticallycreatesmorewealth?TheCodeofCapitalexplainshowcapitaliscreatedbehindcloseddoorsintheofficesofprivateattorneys,andwhythislittle-knownfactisoneofthebiggestreasonsforthewideningwealthgapbetweentheholdersofcapitalandeverybodyelse.Inthisrevealingbook,KatharinaPistorarguesthatthelawselectively“codesâ€�certainassets,endowingthemwiththecapacitytoprotectandproduceprivatewealth.Withtherightlegalcoding,anyobject,claim,orideacanbeturnedintocapitalâ€"andlawyersarethekeepersofthecode.Pistordescribeshowtheypickandchooseamongdifferentlegalsystemsandlegaldevicesfortheonesthatbestservetheirclients’needs,andhowtechniquesthatwerefirstperfectedcenturiesagotocodelandholdingsascapitalarebeingusedtodaytocodestocks,bonds,ideas,andevenexpectationsâ€"assetsthatexistonlyinlaw.Apowerfulnewwayofthinkingaboutoneofthemostperniciousproblemsofourtime,TheCodeofCapitalexploresthedifferentwaysthatdebt,complexfinancialproducts,andotherassetsarecodedtogivefinancialadvantagetotheirholders.Thisprovocativebookpaintsatroublingportraitofthepervasiveglobalnatureofthecode,thepeoplewhoshapeit,andthegovernmentsthatenforceit.
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