Unjust debts how our bankruptcy system makes America more unequal
A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America, from an expert in the field Bankruptcy is the busiest federal court in America. In theory, bankruptcy in America exists to cancel or restructure debts for people and companies that have way too many-a safet...
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| 520 | |a A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America, from an expert in the field Bankruptcy is the busiest federal court in America. In theory, bankruptcy in America exists to cancel or restructure debts for people and companies that have way too many-a safety valve designed to provide a mechanism for restarting lives and businesses when things go wrong financially. In this brilliant and paradigm-shifting book, legal scholar Melissa B. Jacoby shows how bankruptcy has also become an escape hatch for powerful individuals, corporations, and governments, contributing in unseen and poorly understood ways to race, gender, and class inequality in America. When cities go bankrupt, for example, police unions enjoy added leverage while police brutality victims are denied a seat at the negotiating table; the system is more forgiving of civil rights abuses than of the parking tickets disproportionately distributed in African American neighborhoods. Across a broad range of crucial issues, Unjust Debts reveals the hidden mechanisms by which bankruptcy impacts everything from sexual harassment to health care, police violence to employment discrimination, and the opioid crisis to gun violence. In the tradition of Matthew Desmond's groundbreaking Evicted , Unjust Debts is a riveting and original work of accessible scholarship with huge implications for ordinary people and will set the terms of debate for this vital subject. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Bankruptcy for real people -- |t Race disparities in bankruptcy for real people -- |t Bankruptcy for fake people -- |t Civil rights in a bankrupt city -- |t My money, my rules -- |t From overindebtedness to liability management -- |t Beyond the victory lap. |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Race discrimination |x Law and legislation |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Civil rights |z United States |x Criminal provisions. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Discrimination in justice administration |z United States. | |
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