Bankruptcy
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- ISBN: 9780737772449 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737772441 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737772456 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 073777245X (pbk.)
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175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Is it wrong to file for bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is a way to reduce the immorality of debt / Charles Hugh Smith ; Bankruptcy causes serious problems and should be a last resort / Paul Ritz ; Bankruptcy should be an emotional and financial relief, not a traumatic experience / Joe Fulwiler ; Filing for bankruptcy in your twenties may improve your finances / Leonora Gorelik -- How should different types of debt be dealt with in bankruptcy? Congress needs to change bankruptcy laws to apply to student loans / Devon Merling ; Bankruptcy may discharge student loans in some cases / Isaac Bowers ; Judges should be allowed to reorganize mortgages in bankruptcy / Dean Baker ; Judges should not be allowed to reorganize mortgages in bankruptcy / Todd J. Zywicki ; The Affordable Care Act reduces the threat of bankruptcy due to medical bills / Matthew Stein ; Will Obamacare end medical bankruptcies? Probably not. / Sarah Kliff -- What are issues facing cities that declare bankruptcy? RPT-Stockton sales tax plan set to end bankruptcy, pensions spared / Jim Christie ; Cities must confront public pensions to solve fiscal problems / Roger Berkowitz ; Vallejo, Calif., once bankrupt, is now a model for cities in an age of austerity / Ariana Eunjung Cha ; Once bankrupt, Vallejo still can't afford its pricey pensions / Melanie Hicken -- When are government bailouts preferable to bankruptcy? Bankruptcy, not government bailouts, would have been best for the auto industry / Daniel J. Ikenson ; In Michigan, will Romney regret opposing auto bailout? / Andy Sullivan ; Lehman recovery seen as justifying $2 billion bankruptcy / Erik Larson ; The government should have bailed Lehman out of bankruptcy / Peter J. Wallison ; The profitable bailout? Inside the real costs of the saving AIG and Wall Street / James Kwak ; Bankruptcy is always preferable to government bailout / Norbert J. Michel. |
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Summary
Bankruptcy
Individuals, small mom-and-pop shops, corporations, and even cities file for bankruptcy. It becomes an answer to circumvent complete ruin, but is it really the answer? This essential guide presents readers with a sequence of essays that debate subtopics of bankruptcy. Is it wrong to file for bankruptcy? How should different types of debt be dealt with in bankruptcy? What are issues facing cities that declare bankruptcy? When are government bailouts preferable to bankruptcy? These four questions are answered by sources such as James Kwak, Sarah Kliff, Joe Fulwiler, and Ariana Eunjung Cha.