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The Code of Capital (with Katharina Pistor)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

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The Role of Law in Creating Capital

This chapter explores how legal systems attribute rights to assets, including intangible ones like intellectual property, shaping them into wealth-generating capital. It discusses the historical development of legal structures and their impact on economic inequality, emphasizing the reinforcement of wealth disparities through legal mechanisms.

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