Counselling the Overindebted: A Comparative Perspective

by Saul Schwartz

December 2005

Excerpt

"Counselling for overindebted or insolvent individuals can take many forms. In this paper, the structure of debt counselling in several different national systems is reviewed. The goal is to place the Canadian system in an international context so that any reforms that might be considered in Canada can informed by the experience of other countries."