Ozer Karagedikli and Ole Rummel write about debt relief and reach into the annals of history to look at the famed Code of Hammurabi. They argue that there are a few lessons we learnt from the GFC that might be helpful in stopping large-scale foreclosures, keeping employment steady as much as possible and reducing the sharp decline in household spending.
 

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