History of Insolvency and Bankruptcy : From an International Perspective

A well-functioning economy requires a well-functioning bankruptcy system. This anthology brings together new international research from a wide range of academic disciplines law, business administration, economics, history and economic history and there is a correspondingly broad range of themes in the volume. One theme running through the book involves institutional change in the systems that have been created to deal with insolvency. How have they affected creditors and debtors? How have they