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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

$34.59 USD

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison ...

The Federalist Papers were composed of essays written by three of the Constitution's framers and ratifiers: Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury; John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States; and James Madison, father of the Constitution, author of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States. The series was published anonymously under the pen name ... Read more

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The Federalist Papers were composed of essays written by three of the Constitution's framers and ratifiers: Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury; John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States; and James Madison, father of the Constitution, author of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States. The series was published anonymously under the pen name
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

Series series FROM
■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Making Money

Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism

by Christine Desan ...

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that
... Read more
Negotiated Acquisitions of Companies, Subsidiaries and Divisions

by Lou R. Kling, Eileen T. Nugent, Brandon A. Van Dyke ...

“If you're looking for a soup-to-nuts guide on acquiring companies and subsidiaries, there's a tried-and-true book for you....The Negotiated Acquisitions of Companies, Subsidiaries and Divisions book (a two-volume set) provides everything you may need, from the basic structure of the deal to closings, and everything in between.”— J. Craig Williams, www.mayitplease... ... Read more

$1,359.39 USD

“If you're looking for a soup-to-nuts guide on acquiring companies and subsidiaries, there's a tried-and-true book for you....The Negotiated Acquisitions of Companies, Subsidiaries and Divisions book (a two-volume set) provides everything you may need, from the basic structure of the deal to closings, and everything in between.”— J. Craig Williams, www.mayitplease...
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Strategies for Minimizing Risk Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Related Laws

by Mike Koehler ...

Series series Elgar Compliance Guides
In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a ... Read more

$83.69 USD

In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a
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The New Stock Market

Law, Economics, and Policy

by Merritt B. Fox, Lawrence Glosten, Gabriel Rauterberg ...

The U.S. stock market has been transformed over the last twenty-five years. Once a market in which human beings traded at human speeds, it is now an electronic market pervaded by algorithmic trading, conducted at speeds nearing that of light. High-frequency traders participate in a large portion of all transactions, and a significant minority of all trade occurs on alternative trading systems ... Read more

$53.99 USD

The U.S. stock market has been transformed over the last twenty-five years. Once a market in which human beings traded at human speeds, it is now an electronic market pervaded by algorithmic trading, conducted at speeds nearing that of light. High-frequency traders participate in a large portion of all transactions, and a significant minority of all trade occurs on alternative trading systems
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Legal DNA of Markets: A Capital Markets Law Primer

by Quinten J. Tenley ...

Meet your essential companion in understanding the complex world of capital markets law. "Legal DNA of Markets: A Capital Markets Law Primer" delivers a masterful analysis of the regulatory frameworks that govern modern financial markets.This authoritative examination breaks down intricate legal concepts into clear, actionable insights. From securities registration to market manipulation ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Meet your essential companion in understanding the complex world of capital markets law. "Legal DNA of Markets: A Capital Markets Law Primer" delivers a masterful analysis of the regulatory frameworks that govern modern financial markets.This authoritative examination breaks down intricate legal concepts into clear, actionable insights. From securities registration to market manipulation
... Read more
Políticas de seguridad pública y privada

by Gorgonio Martínez Atienza ...

Universidad de Málaga. Área de derecho administrativo. Profesor asociado Dr. Gorgonio Martínez Atienza. Asignaturas políticas de seguridad pública y privada. Cuarto de criminología. ... Read more

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Universidad de Málaga. Área de derecho administrativo. Profesor asociado Dr. Gorgonio Martínez Atienza. Asignaturas políticas de seguridad pública y privada. Cuarto de criminología.
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Financial Market Infrastructures: Law and Regulation

Edited by Jens-Hinrich Binder, Paolo Saguato ...

Series series Oxford EU Financial Regulation
Modern financial systems rely on robust infrastructures to support efficient and resilient markets. Trading venues, clearinghouses, securities depositories, and trade repositories are the building blocks of the financial market architecture. Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) have been central in the post-crisis reform of global and domestic financial markets, with lawmakers closely ... Read more

$226.79 USD

Modern financial systems rely on robust infrastructures to support efficient and resilient markets. Trading venues, clearinghouses, securities depositories, and trade repositories are the building blocks of the financial market architecture. Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) have been central in the post-crisis reform of global and domestic financial markets, with lawmakers closely
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Fund Governance: Legal Duties of Investment Company Directors

by Robert A. Robertson ...

Fund Governance: Legal Duties of Investment Company Directors is a comprehensive, authoritative and practical treatment of the legal obligations of mutual fund and closed-end fund directors, the special duties of independent directors, and fund governance best practices.This treatise provides detailed coverage of a fund board's legal duties under the federal securities laws and state corporate and ... Read more

$690.49 USD

Fund Governance: Legal Duties of Investment Company Directors is a comprehensive, authoritative and practical treatment of the legal obligations of mutual fund and closed-end fund directors, the special duties of independent directors, and fund governance best practices.This treatise provides detailed coverage of a fund board's legal duties under the federal securities laws and state corporate and
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Advanced Private Equity Term Sheets and Series A Documents

by Joseph W. Bartlett, Ross P. Barrett, Michael Butler ...

“If you have a desire to understand from top to bottom the terms of a private equity transaction and why each term/clause/section is negotiated in or out of a deal, then you should purchase this book. In short, it is an excellent desk companion for any private equity professional.”—Paul J. Marino, Visionaries: The Young Venture Capital Society NewsletterSucceeding in the venture capital industry ... Read more

$875.59 USD

“If you have a desire to understand from top to bottom the terms of a private equity transaction and why each term/clause/section is negotiated in or out of a deal, then you should purchase this book. In short, it is an excellent desk companion for any private equity professional.”—Paul J. Marino, Visionaries: The Young Venture Capital Society NewsletterSucceeding in the venture capital industry
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Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law

by Alan Rechtschaffen ...

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well ... Read more

$194.39 USD

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well
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Private Equity Funds: Business Structure and Operations

by James M. Schell, Kristine M. Koren, Pamela Lawrence Endreny ...

"The best guide to private equity funds. Insight and explanations for both fund sponsors and investors. The gold standard."—**Andrew Zalasin,**General Partner and CFO: RRE VenturesBest Practices for Organizing and Managing a FundWith nearly $7 trillion invested in more than 20,000 funds, investor interest in the private equity industry has returned, despite the economic turmoil of recent years. ... Read more

$1,008.79 USD

"The best guide to private equity funds. Insight and explanations for both fund sponsors and investors. The gold standard."—**Andrew Zalasin,**General Partner and CFO: RRE VenturesBest Practices for Organizing and Managing a FundWith nearly $7 trillion invested in more than 20,000 funds, investor interest in the private equity industry has returned, despite the economic turmoil of recent years.
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Human Resources and Change Management for Safety Professionals

by Thomas D. Schneid, Shelby L. Schneid ...

Series series Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series
The goal of this book is to prepare safety and health professionals to recognize and address human resource issues, applicable laws and regulations, as well as change management techniques used to alter the safety culture within their operations. This book will provide awareness to avoid or address HR related policies/issues/laws which can result in costly litigation, grievances, and other ... Read more

$225.00 USD

The goal of this book is to prepare safety and health professionals to recognize and address human resource issues, applicable laws and regulations, as well as change management techniques used to alter the safety culture within their operations. This book will provide awareness to avoid or address HR related policies/issues/laws which can result in costly litigation, grievances, and other
... Read more
Die Auspraegung des Glaeubigerschutzes in der geschichtlichen Entwicklung des Aktienrechts

by Maike Sauter ...

Series Book 106 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Autorin untersucht die Entwicklung gläubigerschützender Normen in der Geschichte des Aktienrechts. Es werden Elemente der Chaostheorie, Evolutionswissenschaft und der Pfadabhängigkeit zu einem dogmatischen Grundgerüst der Entwicklung von Rechtsnormen kombiniert und rechtliche Normen und Regelungen des Aktionärsschutzes zu regulatorischen Wirkungseinheiten zusammengefasst. Die Autorin erklärt ... Read more

$80.39 USD

Die Autorin untersucht die Entwicklung gläubigerschützender Normen in der Geschichte des Aktienrechts. Es werden Elemente der Chaostheorie, Evolutionswissenschaft und der Pfadabhängigkeit zu einem dogmatischen Grundgerüst der Entwicklung von Rechtsnormen kombiniert und rechtliche Normen und Regelungen des Aktionärsschutzes zu regulatorischen Wirkungseinheiten zusammengefasst. Die Autorin erklärt
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The Socio-Politics of Legal Design and its Epistemic Consequences

Edited by Siddharth Peter de Souza, Dr Joaquín Santuber ...

Series series Oñati International Series in Law and Society
This book brings together diverse perspectives from researchers working in the fields of law, justice, and design to interrogate the emergence of vocabularies and methods of legal design and unpack their epistemic consequences.Legal design has emerged in the last decade as an interdisciplinary practice, at the intersection of law and justice, and initially human-centred design. Despite the short ... Read more

$97.19 USD

This book brings together diverse perspectives from researchers working in the fields of law, justice, and design to interrogate the emergence of vocabularies and methods of legal design and unpack their epistemic consequences.Legal design has emerged in the last decade as an interdisciplinary practice, at the intersection of law and justice, and initially human-centred design. Despite the short
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Interessenkonflikte und Anlegerschutz im Handel mit Finanzinstrumenten in der Kapitalmarktunion

Bestandsaufnahme, Kritik und Perspektiven

by Georg Lütkenhaus ...

Series Book 107 - Saarbruecker Studien zum Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht
Seit dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2008 hat sich die Finanzmarktregulierungmit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit entwickelt, und eine „Entschleunigung“der Rechtsentwicklung ist nicht in Sicht. Die Vielzahl der inden letzten Jahren veröffentlichten Rechtsakten lässt sich kaum überblicken.Dies macht es notwendig und lohnenswert, die Rechtsentwicklung wissenschaftlichzu untersuchen und in ihrer ... Read more

$55.79 USD

Seit dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2008 hat sich die Finanzmarktregulierungmit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit entwickelt, und eine „Entschleunigung“der Rechtsentwicklung ist nicht in Sicht. Die Vielzahl der inden letzten Jahren veröffentlichten Rechtsakten lässt sich kaum überblicken.Dies macht es notwendig und lohnenswert, die Rechtsentwicklung wissenschaftlichzu untersuchen und in ihrer
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Der Kapitalmarkt zwischen Flotation (Börsengang) und Naufragium (Restrukturierung): Navigation durch Regulierung und technologischen Wandel

Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen XX – Tagungsband 2024

by Thomas U. Reutter ...

Der vorliegende Tagungsband «Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen» legt den Schwerpunkt wie jedes Jahr auf aktuelle Entwicklungen im Finanz- und Kapitalmarktrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Transaktionen in diesem Bereich. Die Beiträge in diesem Tagungsband befassen sich mit Aspekten der Governance und von ESG im Rahmen eines IPO, dem Reverse Merger als Alternative zum traditionellen ... Read more

$3.48 USD

Der vorliegende Tagungsband «Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen» legt den Schwerpunkt wie jedes Jahr auf aktuelle Entwicklungen im Finanz- und Kapitalmarktrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Transaktionen in diesem Bereich. Die Beiträge in diesem Tagungsband befassen sich mit Aspekten der Governance und von ESG im Rahmen eines IPO, dem Reverse Merger als Alternative zum traditionellen
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The Bank of England and the Government Debt

Operations in the Gilt-Edged Market, 1928–1972

by William A. Allen ...

Series series Studies in Macroeconomic History
The Bank of England and the Government Debt recounts the surprising history of the Bank of England's activities in the government securities market in the mid-twentieth century. The Bank's governor, Montagu Norman, had a decisive influence on government debt management policy until he retired in 1944, and established an auxiliary market in government securities outside the Stock Exchange during ... Read more

$45.99 USD

The Bank of England and the Government Debt recounts the surprising history of the Bank of England's activities in the government securities market in the mid-twentieth century. The Bank's governor, Montagu Norman, had a decisive influence on government debt management policy until he retired in 1944, and established an auxiliary market in government securities outside the Stock Exchange during
... Read more
Das Ausschlussrecht des Bieters und das Andienungsrecht der Minderheitsaktionaere im Uebernahmeverfahren

Eine Analyse der §§ 39a, 39c WpUeG

by Sebastian Thilo Müller ...

Series Book 5914 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Der Autor untersucht die Regelungen der §§ 39a und 39c WpÜG unter besonderer Berücksichtigung praktischer Gesichtspunkte. Bei der Durchführung eines Übernahmeverfahrens nach dem WpÜG kommt es regelmäßig zu Herausforderungen, insbesondere, wenn die vollständige Übernahme der Zielgesellschaft beabsichtigt wird. Die vom Gesetzgeber hierfür geschaffene Sonderregelung wird von der Praxis jedoch bislang ... Read more

$76.19 USD

Der Autor untersucht die Regelungen der §§ 39a und 39c WpÜG unter besonderer Berücksichtigung praktischer Gesichtspunkte. Bei der Durchführung eines Übernahmeverfahrens nach dem WpÜG kommt es regelmäßig zu Herausforderungen, insbesondere, wenn die vollständige Übernahme der Zielgesellschaft beabsichtigt wird. Die vom Gesetzgeber hierfür geschaffene Sonderregelung wird von der Praxis jedoch bislang
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Liability of Asset Managers

Edited by Danny Busch, Deborah DeMott ...

Given the international nature of the asset management industry, lawyers representing investors, asset managers, and regulators are often confronted with asset management agreements governed by foreign law. This book provides the necessary points of law and practice in the leading jurisdictions allowing lawyers to identify the main pitfalls concerning the foreign law in question. This book is the ... Read more

$389.69 USD

Given the international nature of the asset management industry, lawyers representing investors, asset managers, and regulators are often confronted with asset management agreements governed by foreign law. This book provides the necessary points of law and practice in the leading jurisdictions allowing lawyers to identify the main pitfalls concerning the foreign law in question. This book is the
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The Oxford Handbook of Law, Regulation and Technology

Edited by Roger Brownsword, Eloise Scotford, Karen Yeung ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these ... Read more

$212.39 USD

The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these
... Read more
Regulating Services in the European Union

by Vassilis Hatzopoulos ...

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to ... Read more

$107.99 USD

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to
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