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Personal Insolvency in the 21st Century: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Europe - Couverture souple

Ramsay, Professor Iain

 
9781509932177: Personal Insolvency in the 21st Century: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Europe
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ISBN 10 : 1509932178 ISBN 13 : 9781509932177
Editeur : Hart Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Since 1979 the world has witnessed a remarkable cycle of personal insolvency law reform. Changes in capitalist economies, financial crises and political interest groups all contributed to this cycle of reform. This book examines the role of interest groups and distinct narratives in shaping reform in different countries while drawing attention to the role of timing, path dependency and unintended consequences in the development of personal insolvency law.

The book presents case studies of personal insolvency law in the US, France, Sweden, and England and Wales. It then analyses how, following the Great Recession of 2008, international financial institutions paid greater attention to the significance of household debt in contributing to financial instability and the role of individual insolvency law in providing a fresh start. Personal insolvency law reform became part of EU responses to the eurozone crisis and the EU has proposed harmonisation of individual insolvency law to promote entrepreneurialism. This book examines the extent to which these developments represent an emerging international commonsense about personal insolvency and its relationship to neo-liberalism. Finally, this book discusses whether the international emergence of individual personal insolvency law represents a progressive step or a band-aid for the costs of neo-liberal policies, where a significant number of people live close to the precipice of over-indebtedness.

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À propos de l'auteur

Iain Ramsay is Emeritus Professor of Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK where he was Professor from 2007-2020.

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Éditeur
Hart Publishing
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1509932178
ISBN 13 
9781509932177
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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