Market development, state formation, and the historical abolition of the debtors’ prison
In the late 18th century, lenders’ right to imprison borrowers for defaulting on debts was taken for granted. By the mid-19th century, this power was widely and permanently revoked. Using a variety of archival evidence, this study explains the historical demise of the debtors’ prison in New York Sta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Punishment & society
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 202-222 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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