The bankruptcy act : a fresh start for entrepreneurs or improvident spenders?

• Main Authors: Goh, Audrey Hui Shi, Soh, Elaine Wei Ling, Zhang, Weini
• Other Authors: Wee, Meng Seng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Law::Bankruptcy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9729
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we would explore whether the discharge regime in the new Bankruptcy Act would encourage entrepreneurs or improvident spenders. Research on recent trends of bankruptcy was conducted to find out whether there is an increase in bankruptcies due to business failures or improvident spendin...