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Bankruptcy in America, in stark contrast to its status in most other countries, typically signifies not a debtor's last gasp but an opportunity to catch one's breath and recoup. Why has the nation's legal system evolved to allow both corporate and individual debtors greater control over their fate than imaginable elsewhere? Masterfully probing the political dynamics behind this question, David Skeel here provides the first complete account of the remarkable journey American bankruptcy law has taken from its beginnings in 1800, when Congress lifted the country's first bankruptcy code right out of English law, to the present day. Skeel shows that the confluence of three forces that emerged over many years - an organized creditor lobby, pro-debtor ideological currents, and an increasingly powerful bankruptcy bar - explains the distinctive contours of American bankruptcy law. Their interplay, he argues in clear, inviting prose, has seen efforts to legislate bankruptcy become a compelling battle royale between bankers and lawyers--one in which the bankers recently seem to have gained the upper hand. Skeel demonstrates, for example, that a fiercely divided bankruptcy commission and the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress have yielded the recent, ideologically charged battles over consumer bankruptcy. The uniqueness of American bankruptcy has often been noted, but it has never been explained. As different as twenty-first century America is from the horse-and-buggy era origins of our bankruptcy laws, Skeel shows that the same political factors continue to shape our unique response to financial distress.
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哇，最近读完的这本小说简直让人欲罢不能，情节跌宕起伏，人物塑造得栩栩如生。作者对细节的把握真是令人惊叹，每一个场景的描绘都如同身临其境。我尤其喜欢主人公那种在绝境中爆发出的坚韧和智慧，他的每一次抉择都牵动着读者的心弦。故事线索复杂却又条理清晰，即便中间穿插着许多支线情节，也不会让人感到混乱。那些关于人性的探讨，更是深刻得让人久久不能平静。读完之后，我甚至花了好几天时间才从那个奇妙的世界里抽离出来，回味无穷。这本书的文字功底也极其扎实，遣词造句充满了力量感和画面感，读起来酣畅淋漓，简直是一种享受。它不仅仅是一个故事，更像是一次深刻的精神洗礼，让人在震撼中反思很多。
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评分Skeel is not as good a writer as Tom Jackson, but this is a fascinating account of the political history of the federal bankruptcy law. I never thought the bankruptcy bar would have such a strong influence in the shaping of a legal regime. The demise of the high-end bankruptcy bar in the New Deal era is also fun read. Recommend for those into debt.
评分Skeel is not as good a writer as Tom Jackson, but this is a fascinating account of the political history of the federal bankruptcy law. I never thought the bankruptcy bar would have such a strong influence in the shaping of a legal regime. The demise of the high-end bankruptcy bar in the New Deal era is also fun read. Recommend for those into debt.
评分Skeel is not as good a writer as Tom Jackson, but this is a fascinating account of the political history of the federal bankruptcy law. I never thought the bankruptcy bar would have such a strong influence in the shaping of a legal regime. The demise of the high-end bankruptcy bar in the New Deal era is also fun read. Recommend for those into debt.
评分Skeel is not as good a writer as Tom Jackson, but this is a fascinating account of the political history of the federal bankruptcy law. I never thought the bankruptcy bar would have such a strong influence in the shaping of a legal regime. The demise of the high-end bankruptcy bar in the New Deal era is also fun read. Recommend for those into debt.
评分Skeel is not as good a writer as Tom Jackson, but this is a fascinating account of the political history of the federal bankruptcy law. I never thought the bankruptcy bar would have such a strong influence in the shaping of a legal regime. The demise of the high-end bankruptcy bar in the New Deal era is also fun read. Recommend for those into debt.
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