Consumer debt and social exclusion in Europe

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The work Consumer debt and social exclusion in Europe represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Consumer debt and social exclusion in Europe

Statement of responsibility

edited by Hans-W. Micklitz, European University Institute, Italy; Irina Domurath, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Creator

• Micklitz, Hans-W

Contributor

• Domurath, Irina

Editor

• Domurath, Irina
• Micklitz, Hans-W

Subject

• Marginality, Social -- European Union countries
• Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
• Consumer credit -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
• Debtor and creditor -- European Union countries
• Bankruptcy -- European Union countries
• Foreclosure -- European Union countries

Language

eng

Summary

This book analyses the dichotomy between the goal of social inclusion and the effect of social exclusion through over-indebtedness since 2008 in Europe. Filling a vital gap in the current literature on the effects of the financial and economic crisis, this volume puts into context academic discussion with the real-life dimension of over-indebtedness. Reports from six European countries provide socio-economic and legal information on over-indebtedness as well as the regulatory and judicial responses to the problems entailed by over-indebtedness. They form the empirical background for five analyses of different aspects of the inclusion-exclusion dichotomy. It becomes clear that in the context of credit expansion, individual over-indebtedness has turned into a social issue, which the current design of the consumer credit and mortgage system in Europe has helped to produce while disregarding the consequential danger of social exclusion.--

Member of

• Markets and the law

Assigning source

Provided by Publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

346.4077

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Markets and the law