Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781264249527
Author: Nickels, William G.
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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To discuss: Whether toughening the bankruptcy law by the Country U’s Congress was correct or not.
Introduction: If an individual and an entity is not able to pay and meet its debt and obligation, it is called bankruptcy.
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