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Failure and Forgiveness: Rebalancing the Bankruptcy System »

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Authors: Karen Gross
ISBN-13: 9780300078633, ISBN-10: 0300078633
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: February 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Karen Gross

Book Synopsis

As record numbers of bankruptcy cases cause concern that more and more debtors are shirking their responsibilities, Gross offers a new perspective on the problem. In this important book, she provides an accessible introduction to and evaluation of the federal bankruptcy system; places legal issues of bankruptcy in their social context; explores the often conflicting interests of those involved; and suggests an innovative and humanitarian approach to bankruptcy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
Ch. 1How to Think about Bankruptcy11
Ch. 2Understanding the Bankruptcy Code25
Ch. 3Getting Down to Basics41
Ch. 4Empiricism and Bankruptcy60
Ch. 5What Is Transpiring in the Bankruptcy System?74
Ch. 6Rehabilitating Debtors for Their Sake and Our Own91
Ch. 7Finding the Outliers among Us104
Ch. 8Effectuating the Fresh Start Policy115
Ch. 9Thinking about Creditors137
Ch. 10Rethinking Equality of Distribution among Creditors158
Ch. 11Two Thorny Issues Concerning Creditors177
Ch. 12The Interests of Community193
Ch. 13Which Communities Matter within the Bankruptcy System?215
Ch. 14How to Balance235
Ch. 15Conclusions and Recommendations244
Notes251
Glossary291
Index297

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