Overview

Consumer Bankruptcy and over-indebtedness is an emerging field throughout the world. This book provides a comparative appraisal of global developments in this area. It is one of the first book length publications focusing on comparative consumer bankruptcy and over-indebtedness. It combines theoretical and empirical studies of bankruptcy regimes and consumer credit in civilian and common law jurisdictions as well as exploring current reform trends. The book will be of interest to academics, policymakers and law reformers as well as to practitioners.

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Author:   Johanna Niemi ,  Professor Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK (Emeritus)) ,  William C. Whitford
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781841133584

ISBN 10:   1841133582
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   27 November 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction JOHANNA NIEMI-KIESILÄINEN, IAIN RAMSAY, WILLIAM C WHITFORD I: Theoretical Perspectives on Consumer Bankruptcy 1. Consumer Credit Society and Consumer Bankruptcy: Reflections on Credit Cards and Bankruptcy in the Informational Economy IAIN RAMSAY 2. Collective or Individual? Constructions of Debtors and Creditors in Consumer Bankruptcy JOHANNA NIEMI-KIESILÄINEN 3. Personal Bankruptcy Law: A Behavioural Perspective SAUL SCHWARTZ II: Consumer Over-indebtedness in Countries Without Bankruptcy 4. Consumer Bankruptcy and Over-indebtedness in Brazil JOSÉ REINALDO DELIMA LOPES 5. Development of Consumer Credit in China and Concerns about the Underlying Legal Infrastructure XIAN-CHU ZHANG 6. Searching for an Over-indebtedness Regulatory System for Portugal and the European Union MARIA MANUEL LEIT MAO MARQUES AND CATARINA FRADE III: New Consumer Bankruptcy Systems 7. ‘Thou shalt pay thy debts’ Personal Bankruptcy Law and Inclusive Contract Law UDO REIFNER 8. The Political Economy of Personal Bankruptcy in Israel RAFAEL EFRAT 9. Current Trends in Consumer Insolvency in Hong Kong CHARLES D BOOTH IV: Changes in and Evaluations of Mature Consumer Bankruptcy Regimes 10. Bankruptcy in Transition: The Case of England and Wales—The Neo-Liberal Cuckoo in the European Bankruptcy Nest? IAIN RAMSAY 11. Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy in Australia ROSALIND MASON AND JOHN DUNS 12. New Zealand Bankruptcy Law Reform: The New Role of the Official Assignee and the Prospects for a No-Asset Regime THOMAS GW TELFER 13. Who Uses Chapter 13? TERESA A SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH WARREN, JAY LAWRENCE WESTBROOK 14. Generosity Versus Accessibility: Bankruptcy, Consumer Credit and Health Care Finance in the US MELISSA B JACOBY V: Debtor Education and Debtor Counselling 15. Can Voluntary Debt Settlement and Consumer Bankruptcy Coexist? The Development of Dutch Insolvency Law NICK HULS, NADJA JUNGMANN, BERT NIEMEIJER 16. Debtor Education in Bankruptcy: The Perspective of Interest Analysis JEAN BRAUCHER 17. Establishing Financial Literacy Programmes for Consumer Debtors: Complex Issues on the Platter KAREN GROSS

Reviews

...will undoubtedly shape the agenda for further research in this field. Adrian Walters Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol.28, Issue 2 2005 We are much indebted to Hart Publishing. So far as I am aware, no books dealing with consumer insolvency have previously been published in this country, and we now have two [Comparative Consumer Insolvency Regimes and Consumer Bankruptcy in Global Perspective] launched in the same month. And they are in many respects complementary, even to the point of having cross-references to each other, as well as being especially timely, in view of the reforms to the law of bankruptcy in England and Wales effected by the Enterprise Act 2002 The two books are a rich source of comparative study extending over a wide range of jurisdictions. These well-researched and informative books make most interesting reading and are to be commended to general as well as specialist readers. Len Sealy Cambridge Law Journal August 2004

...will undoubtedly shape the agenda for further research in this field. Adrian Walters Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol.28, Issue 2 2005 We are much indebted to Hart Publishing. So far as I am aware, no books dealing with consumer insolvency have previously been published in this country, and we now have two [Comparative Consumer Insolvency Regimes and Consumer Bankruptcy in Global Perspective] launched in the same month. And they are in many respects complementary, even to the point of having cross-references to each other, as well as being especially timely, in view of the reforms to the law of bankruptcy in England and Wales effected by the Enterprise Act 2002 The two books are a rich source of comparative study extending over a wide range of jurisdictions. These well-researched and informative books make most interesting reading and are to be commended to general as well as specialist readers. Len Sealy Cambridge Law Journal August 2004

Author Information

Iain Ramsay is Professor of Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent at Canterbury. Johanna Niemi-Kiesilainen is Associate Professor in Procedural Law at the University of Helsinki, Finland. William C Whitford is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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