Needs Based Consumer Bankruptcy : Proposals Before the 105th Congress.

Examines current consumer bankruptcy practice, including factors that lead to disparities in the financial outcomes of debtors who undergo financial reorganizations, and provides an overview of proposals for needs-based consumer reorganization set forth in H.R. 2500 and S. 1301. Reviews the legislat...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Bankruptcy. Economic policy. Legislative histories. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines current consumer bankruptcy practice, including factors that lead to disparities in the financial outcomes of debtors who undergo financial reorganizations, and provides an overview of proposals for needs-based consumer reorganization set forth in H.R. 2500 and S. 1301. Reviews the legislative history of the current bankruptcy scheme and issues likely to be debated by Congress in consideration of the proposed bills.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.