TY - BOOK ID - 30964085 TI - A debtor world : interdisciplinary perspectives on debt AU - Tabb, Charles Jordan AU - Lawless, Robert M. AU - Brubaker, Ralph PY - 2013 SN - 0199980004 PB - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Debtor and creditor KW - Bankruptcy KW - Debt KW - Law - Non-U.S. KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Law - Great Britain KW - Social aspects KW - Indebtedness KW - Cessio bonorum KW - Insolvency KW - Privileged debts KW - Creditor KW - Law and legislation KW - Finance KW - Business failures KW - Commercial law KW - Contracts KW - Obligations (Law) KW - Credit KW - Creditors' bills KW - Fraudulent conveyances KW - Liens KW - Payment KW - Security (Law) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30964085 AB - The goal of this collection is to explore debt neither as a problem nor a solution but as a phenomenon and to promote the exchange of knowledge to better comprehend why consumers and businesses decide to borrow money. It asks what happens to businesses and consumers under a heavy debt load, and what legal norms and institutions societies need to encourage the efficient use of debt while promoting a greater understanding of the global phenomenon of increased indebtedness and societal dependence. ER -