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Comparative and Foreign Law

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Bankruptcy, Debt, and Health

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Empirical And Policy Perspectives On Consumer Bankruptcy Law In The United States (In Endeudamiento Del Consumidor E Insolvencia Familiar), Melissa Jacoby Dec 2008

Empirical And Policy Perspectives On Consumer Bankruptcy Law In The United States (In Endeudamiento Del Consumidor E Insolvencia Familiar), Melissa Jacoby

Melissa B. Jacoby

This chapter, published in Spanish, offers new empirical data from the U.S. on consumer bankruptcy filers from the 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project, an evaluation of the two-chapter bankruptcy system, and proposals for structural reform.