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Navigating Failure: Bankruptcy and Commercial Society in Antebellum America

Book by Edward J. Balleisen; University North Carolina Press, 2001

Subjects:

Bankruptcy--United States--History--19th Century, Social Mobility--United States--History--19th Century, United States--Economic Conditions--To 1865

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The "self-made" man is a familiar figure in nineteenth-century American history. But the relentless expansion of market relations that facilitated such stories of commercial success also ensured that individual bankruptcy would become a prominent feature in the nation's economic landscape. In this ...
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The "self-made" man is a familiar figure in nineteenth-century American history. But the relentless expansion of market relations that facilitated such stories of commercial success also ensured that individual bankruptcy would become a prominent feature in the nation's economic landscape. In this ambitious foray into the shifting character of American capitalism, Edward Balleisen explores the economic roots and social meanings of bankruptcy, assessing the impact of widespread insolvency on the evolution of American law, business culture, and commercial society.
Balleisen makes innovative use of the rich and previously overlooked court records generated by the 1841 Federal Bankruptcy Act, building his arguments on the commercial biographies of hundreds of failed business owners. He crafts a nuanced account of how responses to bankruptcy shaped two opposing elements of capitalist society in mid-nineteenth-century America--an entrepreneurial ethos grounded in risk taking and the ceaseless searchfor new markets, new products, and new ways of organizing economic activity, and an urban, middle-class sensibility increasingly averse to the dangers associated with independent proprietorship and increasingly predicated on salaried, white-collar employment.
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What Went Wrong at Enron: Everyone's Guide to the Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. History

Book by Peter C. Fusaro, Ross M. Miller; Wiley, 2002

Subjects:

Energy Industries--United States--History, Enron Corp

Collections: History, Entire Library

An Easy-To-Read Guide For Everyone What Went Wrong at Enron is the first comprehensive and clear explanation of what happened at Enron. Peter C. Fusaro and Ross M. Miller take you inside Enron and show you the who, why, what, where, and when of the sinking of this corporate Titanic. In an engaging ...
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An Easy-To-Read Guide For Everyone What Went Wrong at Enron is the first comprehensive and clear explanation of what happened at Enron. Peter C. Fusaro and Ross M. Miller take you inside Enron and show you the who, why, what, where, and when of the sinking of this corporate Titanic. In an engaging style, they explain what happened and uncover the mistakes that led to Enron's fall-in a way that anyone can understand. What Went Wrong at Enron offers a fascinating backdrop to all the whistle-blowing, backstabbing, grandstanding, deception, posturing, and silence that has become the Enron story.
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Too Big to Fail: Policies and Practices in Government Bailouts

Book by Benton E. Gup; Praeger, 2003

Subjects:

Bank Failures, Bank Failures--United States, Bankruptcy, Business Failures, Business Failures--United States, Corporate Reorganizations, Corporate Turnarounds, Intervention (Federal Government)

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Usually associated with large bank failures, the phrase "too big to fail," which is a particular form of government bailout, actually applies to a wide range of industries, as this volume makes clear. Examples range from Chrysler to Lockheed Aircraft and from New York City to Penn Central Railroad ...
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Usually associated with large bank failures, the phrase "too big to fail," which is a particular form of government bailout, actually applies to a wide range of industries, as this volume makes clear. Examples range from Chrysler to Lockheed Aircraft and from New York City to Penn Central Railroad. Generally speaking, when a corporation, an organization, or an industry sector is considered by the government to be too important to the overall health of the economy, it will not be allowed to fail. Government bailouts are not new, nor are they limited to the United States. This book presents the views of academics, practitioners, and regulators from around the world (e.g., Australia, Hungary, Japan, Europe, and Latin America) on the implications and consequences of government bailouts.
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Improving Accounting Reliability: Solvency, Insolvency, and Future Cash Flows

Book by Henning Kirkegaard; Quorum Books, 1997

Subjects:

Bankruptcy--Accounting

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The traditional model for financial statements is so unreliable, maintains Kirkegaard, that even the most meticulously prepared statement cannot give a true and fair view of the financial health of a business. Statements should be dynamic, current, complete, and comprehensible. Based on strong and ...
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The traditional model for financial statements is so unreliable, maintains Kirkegaard, that even the most meticulously prepared statement cannot give a true and fair view of the financial health of a business. Statements should be dynamic, current, complete, and comprehensible. Based on strong and well-founded criticism of the traditional accounting model, with its guiding concepts of "profit" and "owners' equity," Kirkegaard proposes a model that concentrates on a company's "solvency" or "insolvency" at a given time. With that, it becomes possible to employ modern information technology to predict future liquidity problems early on, thus helping to limit or prevent future losses. A challenging, provocative work for professional accountants and their academic colleagues.
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Show Me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication

Book by Chris Roush; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

Subjects:

Journalism, Commercial

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...in the Courthouse 270 1 2 Bankruptcy Court 300 1 3 Writing About...performance unraveled, and Enron had filed for bankruptcy court protection. People who read McLeans...kind of projects are underway, etc. Bankruptcy listings might tip you off to a declining...

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Bankruptcy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BANKRUPTCY in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person...debtor from further liability. In the United States, bankruptcy is controlled by a federal law adopted in 1898 and amended several times, as by the Chandler Act (1938) and the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978). Bankruptcy proceedings may be voluntary...
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Enron Corporation

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...CORPORATION U.S. company that in 2001 became the largest bankruptcy and stock collapse in U.S. history up to that time. The company...resulting in a sudden and dramatic financial collapse that led to bankruptcy in Dec., 2001. The pensions of some 20,000 Enron employees...
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Trump, Donald John

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...mounting debt brought Trump to business bankruptcy and the brink of personal bankruptcy. Banks and bondholders lost hundreds of millions...Crippling debt payments forced his casinos into bankruptcy again in 2004, and Trumps stake in the company...
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Airline Industry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...airlines, US Airways and United, filed for bankruptcy in 2002, but this was due only in part...US Airways, which had emerged from bankruptcy, filed again in 2004. Higher fuel costs...Delta and Northwest airlines to file for bankruptcy, creating a situation in which three...
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Kannapolis

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1906, inc. 1984. It began as a planned company town and was owned by Cannon Mills (later part of Pillowtex, which went into bankruptcy), known for its production of household linens and textiles. Cannon Village includes the Fieldcrest Cannon Textile Museum...

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