Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial LawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Personal Bankruptcy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial LawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Report of the Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States: Report of the Commission ... pt.3. Some considerations concerning bankruptcy reform, by Selwyn Enzer
Author: Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Bankrupt in America
Author: Mary Eschelbach HansenPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022667956X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
In 2005, more than two million Americans—six out of every 1,000 people—filed for bankruptcy. Though personal bankruptcy rates have since stabilized, bankruptcy remains an important tool for the relief of financially distressed households. In Bankrupt in America, Mary and Brad Hansen offer a vital perspective on the history of bankruptcy in America, beginning with the first lasting federal bankruptcy law enacted in 1898. Interweaving careful legal history and rigorous economic analysis, Bankrupt in America is the first work to trace how bankruptcy was transformed from an intermittently used constitutional provision, to an indispensable tool for business, to a central element of the social safety net for ordinary Americans. To do this, the authors track federal bankruptcy law, as well as related state and federal laws, examining the interaction between changes in the laws and changes in how people in each state used the bankruptcy law. In this thorough investigation, Hansen and Hansen reach novel conclusions about the causes and consequences of bankruptcy, adding nuance to the discussion of the relationship between bankruptcy rates and economic performance.
The Fragile Middle Class
Author: Teresa A. SullivanPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300253737
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Why have so many middle-class Americans encountered so much financial trouble? In this classic analysis of hard-pressed families, the authors discover that financial stability for many middle-class Americans is all too fragile. The authors consider the changing cultural and economic factors that threaten financial security and what they imply for the future vitality of the middle class. A new preface examines the persistent and new threats that have emerged since the original publication. “[A] fascinating, alarming study. . . . [This] chilling diagnosis of middle-class affliction demonstrates that we all may be only a job loss, medical problem or credit card indulgence away from the downward spiral leading to bankruptcy.”—Publishers Weekly "A well-designed and carefully executed study."—Andrew Greeley, University of Chicago "The Fragile Middle Class, a well-written work of social science that is about as gripping as the genre gets, forces us to reevaluate notions about consumerism."—American Prospect
Bankruptcy Act Revision
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Bankruptcy Act Revision
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and CurrencyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Wage Earner Plans Under the Bankruptcy Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Personal Insolvency in the 21st Century
Author: Iain RamsayPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509900993
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Since 1979 the world has witnessed a remarkable cycle of personal insolvency law reform. Changes in capitalist economies, financial crises and political interest groups all contributed to this cycle of reform. This book examines the role of interest groups and distinct narratives in shaping reform in different countries while drawing attention to the role of timing, path dependency and unintended consequences in the development of personal insolvency law. The book presents case studies of personal insolvency law in the US, France, Sweden, and England and Wales. It then analyses how, following the Great Recession of 2008, international financial institutions paid greater attention to the significance of household debt in contributing to financial instability and the role of individual insolvency law in providing a fresh start. Personal insolvency law reform became part of EU responses to the eurozone crisis and the EU has proposed harmonisation of individual insolvency law to promote entrepreneurialism. This book examines the extent to which these developments represent an emerging international commonsense about personal insolvency and its relationship to neo-liberalism. Finally, this book discusses whether the international emergence of individual personal insolvency law represents a progressive step or a band-aid for the costs of neo-liberal policies, where a significant number of people live close to the precipice of over-indebtedness.