Rescuing Business: The Making of Corporate Bankruptcy Law in England and the United States

by Bruce G. Carruthers and Terence C. Halliday

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 established corporate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198264720
• ISBN13: 9780198264729
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 598 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"