A debtor world : interdisciplinary perspectives on debt /

The goal of this collection is to explore debt neither as a problem nor a solution but as a phenomenon and to promote the exchange of knowledge to better comprehend why consumers and businesses decide to borrow money. It asks what happens to businesses and consumers under a heavy debt load, and what...

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Other Authors:	Brubaker, Ralph (Editor), Lawless, Robert M., 1964- (Editor), Tabb, Charles Jordan (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Debtor and creditor > England. Bankruptcy > England. Debtor and creditor. Bankruptcy. Debt > Social aspects. Debtor and creditor > Social aspects. Débiteur et créancier > Angleterre. Débiteur et créancier. Dettes > Aspect social. Débiteur et créancier > Aspect social. Bankruptcy Debt > Social aspects Debtor and creditor Debtor and creditor > Social aspects England Law - Non-U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Law - Great Britain. Electronic books. proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
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Summary:	The goal of this collection is to explore debt neither as a problem nor a solution but as a phenomenon and to promote the exchange of knowledge to better comprehend why consumers and businesses decide to borrow money. It asks what happens to businesses and consumers under a heavy debt load, and what legal norms and institutions societies need to encourage the efficient use of debt while promoting a greater understanding of the global phenomenon of increased indebtedness and societal dependence.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 314 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199980000 0199980004