Debt's Grip

Name: Debt's Grip
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ISBN: 9780520394155

Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy

Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Deborah Thorne

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English

University of California Press
24 October 2025

Economics

Debt's Grip tells the story of financial struggle in the United States. Drawing on original data from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, a landmark long-term study, the authors use the words of bankruptcy filers themselves to shed light on their battles to keep their homes and their cars, pay for healthcare and higher education, care for their children, find adequate employment, retire, negotiate with debt collectors, and confront discrimination in lending. Laying bare the consequences of risk privatization, this book makes a powerful case for why the United States must confront the structural inequities that cause so many—especially Black families, women, and the elderly—to struggle in today's economy.

By: Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Deborah Thorne
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780520394155
ISBN 10: 0520394151
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 24 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Living under the Threat of Financial Collapse 1. Filing Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy System 2. Struggling to Survive 3. Staying Home and Going Places 4. Staying Alive 5. Staying Out of the Red 6. Blackness of Bankruptcy 7. All the Single Ladies (with Children) in Bankruptcy 8. The Riskiest Years—Bankrupt Seniors 9. Lawsuits and Debt Collectors 10. “Resourced” Bankruptcy Filers Conclusion: Reforming Bankruptcy’s Injustices Methodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Pamela Foohey is the Allen Post Professor of Law at the University of Georgia. Robert M. Lawless is the Max L. Rowe Professor of Law at the University of Illinois. Deborah Thorne is Professor of Sociology at the University of Idaho.