The Code of Capital

By Katharina Pistor

About The Code of Capital

Katharina Pistor argues that legal arrangements help turn ordinary assets into durable sources of wealth. Looking at property, contracts, trusts, and corporate structures, she examines how legal protections allocate risk, priority, and the rewards of ownership.

Why I include it

I include this as a demanding companion to the reporting on offshore finance. It asks how the rules themselves shape wealth and inequality.

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Corruption & Global Finance

Adds a demanding legal perspective: how contracts, property rights, and other legal tools protect and reproduce wealth.

What to look for while reading

Which evidence supports the author's argument, and how does this account change the questions you bring to the other books in this section?

Perspective & context

I bring these books together to compare perspectives and develop judgment. No single author has the final word.

Key themes

Corruption & Global Finance

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Praise & Reviews

“A thought-provoking read, written in language non-lawyers will be able to grasp.”
— Business and Management

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