Keywords
bankruptcy, municipality, municipalities, debt, creditors
Abstract
This articles examines the new Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act, particularly its effectiveness in providing insolvent or financially distressed municipalities with a simpler and more efficient method of obtaining financial relief. The articles discusses the differences under the new Chapter IX as compared to the old Chapter IX and argues that the new Chapter IX, although not designed to accomplish more than its predecessor, is a better tool for financially distressed municipalities because it simplifies the bankruptcy process while increasing the changes of a successful reorganization of debt.
Recommended Citation
Kenneth W. Bond,
Municipal Bankruptcy Under the 1976 Amendments to Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act,
5 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1
(1976).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol5/iss1/1