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Reinventing Bankruptcy Law offers the first historical account of the CCAA, drawing on a broad array of historical sources including legislation, news sources, scholarly writing, archival materials, and more.

Table of Contents
Figures and Tables Abbreviations 1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law Part One: 1920s–1950s 2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy 3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation 4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937 5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953 Part Two: 1970s–2000s 6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s 7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s 8. Judicial Sanction of “Tactical Devices” 9. Formalizing a Modern “Debtor-in-Possession” Restructuring Narrative 10. Conclusion Appendices Notes

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 28 May 2020
      ISBN-13 9781487506421
      978-1487506421
      ISBN-10 1487506422
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reinventing Bankruptcy Law offers the first historical account of the CCAA, drawing on a broad array of historical sources including legislation, news sources, scholarly writing, archival materials, and more.

      Table of Contents
      Figures and Tables Abbreviations 1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law Part One: 1920s–1950s 2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy 3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation 4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937 5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953 Part Two: 1970s–2000s 6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s 7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s 8. Judicial Sanction of “Tactical Devices” 9. Formalizing a Modern “Debtor-in-Possession” Restructuring Narrative 10. Conclusion Appendices Notes

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