Rescuing Business: The Making of Corporate Bankruptcy Law...
Carruthers, Bruce G. / Halliday, Terence C.
Corporate bankruptcy is a defining characteristic of the market economy. It encapsulates the fundamental conflict between capital and labor. But, with one or two notable exceptions, the political and social dynamics of bankruptcy law and practice have been largely overlooked by sociolegal scholars. This book remedies that neglect. It compares key English and American insolvency laws to identify those underlying political forces that establishe...