The institutions of bankruptcy have been at the center of the great economic events of the last decade, ranging from the Asian economic crisis, to the transition from socialism to capitalism. Our understanding of the economic, and legal structure of these institutions, as well as of their impact...

Banks are regarded as special institutions, and regulated and supervised heavily than other institutions. However, regulation and supervision cannot achieve zero failure regimes. Banks fail like any other commercial entities, and will continue to fail. Failure of a bank may trigger formal...

Foreword / by Bob Wessels -- Historical perspectives -- The history of corporate turnaround management : personal reflections / Donald Bibeault -- Business rescue, turnaround management and the legal regime of default and -- Insolvency in western history (late middle ages to present day) / Dave...