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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > bankruptcy
social science subjects > business and management > international business > economics of international business > bankruptcy
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > bankruptcy
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > entrepreneurship financing and economic development > bankruptcy
social science subjects > business and management > finance > financial management > bankruptcy
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > economic factors > economic status > financial status > financial weakness > bankruptcy
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > economic performance > insolvency > bankruptcy
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > economic factors > economic status > financial status > financial weakness > insolvency > bankruptcy

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bankruptcy  

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  • Bankruptcy is the legal state of being unable to make good on one's debts. Originally a crime—the accusatory origins of the word are retained when we refer to someone as “morally bankrupt”—ideas about and practices concerning bankruptcy have evolved over thousands of years, changing as do economic systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Bankruptcy]

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