The Bankruptcy Reform Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 352
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 352
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Brody
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David A. Skeel Jr.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2014-04-24
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1400828503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBankruptcy 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 over their fate than imaginable elsewhere? Masterfully probing the political dynamics behind this question, David Skeel here provides the first complete account of the remarkable journey American bankruptcy law has taken from its beginnings in 1800, when Congress lifted the country's first bankruptcy code right out of English law, to the present day. Skeel shows that the confluence of three forces that emerged over many years--an organized creditor lobby, pro-debtor ideological currents, and an increasingly powerful bankruptcy bar--explains the distinctive contours of American bankruptcy law. Their interplay, he argues in clear, inviting prose, has seen efforts to legislate bankruptcy become a compelling battle royale between bankers and lawyers--one in which the bankers recently seem to have gained the upper hand. Skeel demonstrates, for example, that a fiercely divided bankruptcy commission and the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress have yielded the recent, ideologically charged battles over consumer bankruptcy. The uniqueness of American bankruptcy has often been noted, but it has never been explained. As different as twenty-first century America is from the horse-and-buggy era origins of our bankruptcy laws, Skeel shows that the same political factors continue to shape our unique response to financial distress.
Author: Hamline University. School of Law. Advanced Legal Education
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management Generally
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: ALI-ABA Course of Study. The Proposed Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 403
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robin Jeweler
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 6
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