The House That Family Money Built

Allison Anna Tait

ISBN 10: 0520425251 / ISBN 13: 9780520425255

Published by University of California Press, 2026

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Explore the powerful relationship between family wealth, debt, credit, and economic inequality in The House That Family Money Built: How Inequality Governs Debt and Wealth Management by Allison Anna Tait. Published by the University of California Press, this thought-provoking nonfiction work examines how laws governing credit and debt can shape financial outcomes at opposite ends of the wealth spectrum. Tait explores the legal, geographic, and social structures behind the accumulation and preservation of family wealth, using the ?house of family money? as a framework for understanding economic inequality. Book Details: ? Author: Allison Anna Tait ? Full Title: The House That Family Money Built: How Inequality Governs Debt and Wealth Management ? Publisher: University of California Press ? Publication Year: 2026 ? Format: Paperback ? ISBN-13: 978-0-520-42525-5 ? Language: English ? Subject areas: Law, economics, family wealth, debt, credit, finance, and inequality Condition: Brand new, unread copy. Please review the photos for the exact condition and edition being offered. A strong choice for readers interested in law, economics, wealth inequality, personal finance policy, sociology, and the ways family wealth is created and preserved across generations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House That Family Money Built
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520425251
• ISBN 13: 9780520425255
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.2W x 22.9H x 2D centimeters 15.2 centimeters width by 22.9 centimeters height by 2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 500 grams

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Synopsis

At both ends of the wealth spectrum, the laws governing credit and debt hardwire patterns of both privilege and poverty. They drive financial extraction by creating a flow of assets from the pockets of low-income families into the bank accounts of high-wealth ones. In short, some families are legally enabled as they accumulate and preserve great fortunes that get passed down through generations―while others are locked into a cycle of scraping by, just hoping to find affordable housing and put food on the table.

This book traces the joint forces of law, geography, and narrative that have built this superstructure of inequality and extraction: "the house of family money." Allison Anna Tait reveals how this monumental piece of economic architecture can be deciphered by the blueprints that guided its construction, navigated by maps that reveal its hidden shortcuts, and ultimately renovated by lasting reforms.

About the Author

Allison Anna Tait is Dennis I. Belcher Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law.