Revisiting institutionalist law and economics--the inadequacy of the Chicago school: the case of personal bankruptcy law

Authors :: Dolfsma, Wilfred
McMaster, Robert
Source :: Journal of Economic Issues. June 2007, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p557, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: 'Bankruptcy is perhaps the greatest and most humiliating calamity which can befall an innocent man' --Adam Smith From an evolutionary perspective, bankruptcies may be seen as an important selection mechanism. [...]

Subjects :: Schools -- Illinois -- Reorganization and restructuring
Bankruptcy reorganizations -- Analysis
Bankruptcy law -- Interpretation and construction -- Analysis
Institutional economics -- Analysis
Economics
History
Company organization
Company bankruptcy
Company restructuring/company reorganization
Analysis
Reorganization and restructuring
Interpretation and construction

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