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Debt's Dominion : A History of Bankruptcy Law in America /

Bankruptcy in America, in stark contrast to its status in most other countries, typically signifies not a debtor's last gasp but an opportunity to catch one's breath and recoup. Why has the nation's legal system evolved to allow both corporate and individual debtors greater control ov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Skeel, David A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Core Textbook
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE. THE BIRTH OF U.S. INSOLVENCY LAW
  • PART TWO. THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND NEW DEAL
  • PART THREE. THE REVITALIZATION OF BANKRUPTCY
  • PART FOUR. THE VIEW FROM THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  • EPILOGUE. Globalization and U.S. Bankruptcy Law
  • NOTES
  • INDEX