Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Table ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. 1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law 1
8. PART ONE. Traditions and Emerging Practices, 1920s–1950s
9. 2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy 23
10. 3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation 41
11. 4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism, 1934–1937 55
12. 5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, 1938–1953 71
13. PART TWO. Transforming CCAA Law, 1970s–2000s
14. 6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms, 1970s–1980s 89
15. 7. Purposive Interpretation and Pro-Active Judging, 1980s–1990s 108
16. 8. Judicial Sanction of Tactical Devices 128
17. 9. Formalizing a Modern Debtor-in- Possession Restructuring Narrative 149
18. 10. Conclusion 164
19. Appendices 179
20. Notes 185
21. Bibliography 247
22. Index 277