{"product_id":"the-code-of-capital-by-katharina-pistor-9780691208602","title":"The Code of Capital","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that transforms a simple object, an idea, or a promise to pay into an asset that creates wealth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatharina Pistor explains how, behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, capital is created - and why this little-known activity is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else. A powerful new way of thinking about one of the most pernicious problems of our time, \u003ci\u003eThe Code of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e explores the various ways that debt, complex financial products, and other assets are selectively coded to protect and reproduce private wealth. This provocative book paints a troubling portrait of the pervasive global nature of the code, the people who shape it, and the governments that enforce it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating book that demonstrates how the rights of capital have been entrenched in the international legal system. \u003ci\u003eThe Code of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e opens the way for a thoughtful discussion about the treaties on capital flows and privileges that need to be rewritten. A must-read.\u003c\/b\u003e - Thomas Piketty, author of \u003ci\u003eCapital and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing less than a crisis theory of law.\u003c\/b\u003e - Adam Tooze, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlmost anybody who reads the book will benefit; a must-read for corporate lawyers, investment bankers, capital providers.\u003c\/b\u003e - Rahul Saikia, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking read, written in language non-lawyers will be able to grasp.\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBusiness and Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Business Insider's Richard Feloni's best books of 2019 on how we can rethink today's capitalism and improve the economy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Financial Times' Readers' Best Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471737536748,"sku":"9780691208602","price":76.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bb95e92ca8717c7e9772ee3fbf847339.jpg?v=1775791875","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-code-of-capital-by-katharina-pistor-9780691208602","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}