- Additional Authors
- Hamilton, Jill.
- Description
- 1 online resource (140 p.) : ill. (some col.)
- Summary
- Contains eighteen essays that provide different perspectives on bankruptcy.
- Series Statement
- Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints
- Uniform Title
- Bankruptcy (Online)
- Subject
- Bankruptcy > Juvenile literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- What factors lead to bankruptcy? Life reversals cause bankruptcy / Mark S. Zuckerberg -- Understanding bankruptcy can lead to smarter decisions / David Weliver -- Irresponsible lenders are to blame for increased bankruptcies / Liz Pulliam Weston -- Consumers should take responsibility for their bankruptcies / Michelle Cottle -- Medical bills cause most bankruptcies / Physicians for a National Health Plan -- Study linking medical bills to bankruptcies may be overhyped / David Hogberg -- Can bankruptcy be beneficial? Filing for bankruptcy can be a smart financial move / Jane Bryant Quinn -- Filing for bankruptcy is not a smart financial move / Tamara E. Holmes -- Bankruptcy should be used only as a last resort / Cara Baruzzi -- Bankruptcy should not be saved for a last resort / Ilana Polyak -- Filing for bankruptcy is irresponsible / Robert Kiyosaki -- The bankruptcy system is part of a healthy economy / Philip Brewer -- Should bankruptcy laws be reformed? America's bankruptcy process for business needs reform / Peter Coy -- America's bankruptcy process for individuals does not need reform / Megan McArdle -- Bankruptcy reform is good for the economy / Tim Kane -- Bankruptcy reform was bad for the economy / James Surowiecki -- Bankruptcy judges should be allowed to alter home mortgages / Jon Healey -- Bankruptcy judges should not be allowed to alter home mortgages / Ed Royce -- Facts about bankruptcy -- Glossary -- Organizations to contact.
- LCCN
- 2009046682
- OCLC
- ssj0000514175
- Title
Bankruptcy [electronic resource] / Jill Hamilton, book editor.
- Imprint
Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
- Series
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Hamilton, Jill.