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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
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Prison or Payment? Benthamism, the Modern Debtors’ Prison, and Its Historical Roots [PDF]
, 2016 This Note focuses on relating Benthamist thought to the modern debtors’ prison system in the United States. It first traces the historical development of the traditional debtors’ prison system through England and the United States leading to the ...
Myers, Tyler B.
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Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Gaebler JD +4 more
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract To persuade creditors to lend, cities in the Low Countries relied on a community responsibility system that made all citizens personally liable for public debt. This exposed itinerant citizens to significant risks: their merchandise could be confiscated by creditors, and they could even be imprisoned for debt.
Jaco Zuijderduijn
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Social Context of Personal Bankruptcy Debtors in the Central Region [PDF]
, 2015 Major aim of this bachelor thesis is to discuss the issue of debtors that apply for personal bankruptcy. Region wise will this paper cover the Central Bohemian region and the debtors living in this area.
Fialová, Dana
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“I teach her at home”: Home learning environments amid resource constraints
Family Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined how mothers with low incomes think about and enact investments of time and money for their infants and toddlers. Background Infancy and toddlerhood are pivotal years for development. Home learning environments in these earliest years can also set the stage for later home learning environments.
Jill Hoiting, Sarah Halpern‐Meekin
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Legal Protection for Debtors in Transactions Financing with Fiduciary Guarantee [PDF]
This study aims to analyze: 1) Legal protection for debtors in financing transactions with fiduciary guarantees. 2) Obstacles and solutions in legal protection for debtors in financing transactions with fiduciary guarantees.
Hanim, lathifah +1 more
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Support, reciprocity, and kinship as seeds of Indigenous family resilience during COVID‐19
Family Relations, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Our goal was to better understand the impact of COVID‐19 on Indigenous family coping. The focal research question was the following: What protective factors do Indigenous women cite as buffering stressors related to COVID‐19 for themselves and their families? Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic, Indigenous peoples experienced the
Kya Locklear +4 more
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The Effects of Information Technologies on the Bankruptcy Decision
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Exploiting the staggered adoptions of electronic systems across 70 bankruptcy courts in the United States, I investigate the impacts of digital transformation on bankruptcy behavior. The digital transformation in bankruptcy courts significantly lowered the cost of filing by enabling debtors to file for bankruptcy online, yet empirical tests ...
Jeyul Yang
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Debtors cell of Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1915-1930 [PDF]
, 1907 Debtors cell of Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "Public Gaol, Williamsburg,Virginia. Built about 1701. About ten years later an addition was made, called the General Court Prison for Debtors, containing cells such as ...
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