Table of Contents

Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: The Legal Framework; 1. The Bankruptcy Laws 2. The Insolvency Laws 3. The Small Debt Laws 4. Law Reform and Economic Growth; Part Two: Bankruptcy; 5. The Causes of Bankruptcy 6. The Crisis of 1810 7. The Bill of Exchange 8. The Bankruptcy of Brickwood and Co. 9. The Bankruptcy of Dawes, Noble and Co. 10. Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Statistical Supplement

About the Author

Ian P. H. Duffy