Bankruptcy : the case for relief in an economy of debt / Joseph Spooner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spooner, Joseph Tobias, 1985- author.

Series:

International corporate law and financial market regulation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bankruptcy--England.

Bankruptcy.

Debt relief--England.

Debt relief.

Consumer credit--Law and legislation--England.

Consumer credit.

Bankruptcy--Economic aspects.

Finance, Personal--Government policy.

Finance, Personal.

Government policy.

Consumer credit--Law and legislation.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

A decade after the Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession, developed economies continue to struggle under excessive household debt. While exacerbating inequality and political unrest, this debt - when combined with wage stagnation and a shrinking welfare state - has played a key role in maintaining economic growth and allowing households faced with rising costs of living to make ends meet. In Bankruptcy: The Case for Relief in an Economy of Debt, Joseph Spooner examines this economic model and finds it increasingly unsustainable. In a call to action to reduce debt burden, he turns to bankruptcy law, which is uniquely situated as a mechanism of social insurance against the risks of a debt-dependent economy. This book should be read by anyone interested in understanding the problem of consumer debt and how best to address it.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Mar 2019).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316711484

Access Restriction:

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