Law and the Wealth of Nations: Finance, Prosperity, and Democracy

In Memory of Tamara Lothian

Jan 26, 2018

Overview

Tamara Lothian passed away in 2016, leaving behind two nearly finished books. The first of these works, Law and the Wealth of Nations: Finance, Prosperity, and Democracy, was published in 2017. On January 26, 2018, Duncan Kennedy, Mark Barenberg, Christine Desan, Robert Hockett, and Sanjay Reddy discussed Law and the Wealth of Nations, their friendship with Tamara, and what we can learn from her work. The panel was recorded and the video will be available soon.

Participants

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Robert Hockett

Edward Cornell Professor of Law

Cornell Law School

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Christine Desan

Professor of Law

Harvard Law School

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Duncan Kennedy

Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Emeritus

Harvard Law School

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Mark Barenberg

Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

Columbia Law School

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Sanjay Reddy

Associate Professor of Economics

The New School for Social Research