The Political Development of American Debt Relief - Couverture souple

Zackin, Emily; Thurston, Chloe N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226832376 ISBN 13 : 9780226832371

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2024

Synopsis

A political history of the rise and fall of American debt relief.

Americans have a long history with debt. They also have a long history of mobilizing for debt relief. Throughout the nineteenth century, indebted citizens demanded government protection from their financial burdens, challenging readings of the Constitution that exalted property rights at the expense of the vulnerable. Their appeals shaped the country's periodic experiments with state debt relief and federal bankruptcy law, constituting a pre-industrial safety net. Yet, the twentieth century saw the erosion of debtor politics and the eventual retrenchment of bankruptcy protections.

The Political Development of American Debt Relief traces how geographic, sectoral, and racial politics shaped debtor activism over time, enhancing our understanding of state-building, constitutionalism, and social policy.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Emily Zackin is associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.

Chloe N. Thurston is associate professor of political science at Northwestern University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226832376
• ISBN 13: 9780226832371
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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