A debtor world [electronic resource] : interdisciplinary perspectives on debt /
by Brubaker, Ralph; Lawless, Robert M; Tabb, Charles Jordan.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199980000 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Debtor and creditor -- England | Bankruptcy -- England | Debtor and creditor | BankruptcyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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Includes index.
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