bankruptcy

"Bankruptcy and the austerity it represents have become a common 'solution' for struggling American cities. What do the spending cuts and limited resources do to the lives of city residents? In Broke, Jodie Adams Kirshner follows seven Detroiters as they navigate life during and after their city's bankruptcy. Reggie loses his savings trying to make a habitable home for his family. Cindy fights drug use, prostitution, and dumping on her block. Lola commutes two hours a day to her suburban job. For them, financial issues are mired within the larger ramifications of poor urban policies, restorative negligence on the state and federal level and--even before the decision to declare Detroit bankrupt in 2013--the root causes of a city's fiscal demise"--Provided by the publisher.

Explains corporate bailouts, discussing the factors in business that result in government intervention, and examining bailouts that have occurred during the economic recession of the early twenty-first century, as well as others throughout history.

A collection of twenty essays on bankruptcy.

Explores the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of the Wall Street boom of the 1990s, discussing how it impacted American and world finance and economy.

A series of controversial essays that debate issues associated with bankruptcy laws and credit card debt including credit counseling and reforms.

Explains corporate bailouts, discussing the factors in business that result in government intervention, and examining bailouts that have occurred during the economic recession of the early twenty-first century, as well as others throughout history.

Explains the legal rights and responsibilities of people experiencing financial difficulties, providing general information about the law of bankruptcy, exploring some alternatives to filing bankruptcy, and discussing where to go for help.

Introduces arguments about the effectiveness of government bailouts, discussing whether repaid debt has benefited taxpayers, what motivated bailout legislation, and how successful the bailout was in saving jobs.

Explores the specific issue of bankruptcy with expert opinions in a pro/con format and encourages critical thinking.