How Inequality Distorts the Law - ft. Katharina Pistor

About this episode

The episode explores how inequality affects the legal framework of capitalism.

If we want to understand why capitalism feels broken, do we need to stop looking at the economy and start looking at the legal code that underpins it?

People in this episode

Guest: Katharina Pistor

Topics covered

• inequality
• law
• capitalism
• economy
• legal code

Keywords

• inequality
• law
• capitalism
• legal code
• economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Chicago Podcast Network

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