Prof: Ireland needs better personal bankruptcy system

A UCD professor in Economics Karl Whelan has said one of the problems in Ireland is that the country does not have a "functioning personal bankruptcy regime".

Tue, 23 Aug, 2011 - 09:37

A UCD professor in Economics Karl Whelan has said one of the problems in Ireland is that the country does not have a "functioning personal bankruptcy regime".

It follows a debate on debt forgiveness, re-ignited by comments by leading economist Morgan Kelly.

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