本书以法人拯救（Corporate Rescue， 也被称为”公司重整”）制度为题，在中美英三国之间做比较法研究，目的是找出三国在法人拯救制度立法上的异同并进而查明隐藏在不同的规则背后的立法理念和法律政策的差异。本书旨在通过比较，找出中国新的重整制度中存在问题和缺陷，以及立法外的其他导致重整制度不能在我国有效实施的因素，以英美法为镜子，提出可能的解决方案和对未来可能的发展趋势做出预测。

本书以破产重整制度为主题，比较分析了英国、美国和中国的制度。本书首先通过借鉴英、美学者的观点，重点解释“重整”的概念、特征等根本性问题。在进入具体的实体和程序论述前，作者探究了三个国家的破产立法制度的根本差异，包括人的思想观念、企业的运转模式等，其中特别突出介绍了中国经济体制的转轨、国有企业改革、银行业改革和社保制度的不断完善。在论述实体和程序性内容时，作者结合立法背景阐述法律条文背后的含义，并结合英美法的判例加以适当的佐证。在全方位比较的基础上，指出了中国重整程序中存在的不足，并提出了借鉴英、美相关制度的理由。

Part One Introduction

 I.Research aims and the need for this analysis

 II.Research methodology

A.Is it appropriate to carry out a comparative research on the topic of corporate rescue?

B.Main features of research objects

 Concluding remarks

Part Two Theoretical and functional issues of corporate rescue

 Introduction

 I.Identification of two fundamental concepts central to corporate rescue

A.Property rights

B.Corporate failure

 II.Basic theory of corporate rescue

A.Definition and ideology

B.Crucial elements to a corporate rescue activity

 III.Functional transformation of corporate insolvency law

A.Historical evolution of rescue-oriented mechanisms

B.Origin and development of modern corporate

rescue culture

 Concluding remarks

Part Three Identifying the contextual factors and historical development of the UK, the US and China 46

 Introduction

 I.Different cultures and ideologies

A.Legal cultures and ideologies regarding the role of law

B.Entrepreneurial cultures and ideologies

 II.Historical developments of bankruptcy and corporate rescue laws in England, America and China

A.England:consistent reforms towards a modern rescue culture in the past three decades

B.America:formulation of the most influential corporate rescue scheme in the world-Chapter 11

C.China:long march towards an entirely new bankruptcy and corporate rescue system

 Concluding remarks

Part Four A critical assessment of the Chinese corporate rescue laws and policies on the basis of the English and American models

 Introduction

 I.England : company voluntary arrangements （CVAs）

and administration

A.CVAs

B.Administration proceedings

 II.America : Chapter 11 Reorganization

A.An overview of the US Chapter 11

B.Detailed procedure

C.Main reforms

 III.China: the modified reorganization procedure

A.Initiation of the proceedings

B.Moratorium

C.Administrator's roles in reorganization

D.Creditors' meeting and creditors' committee

E.Reorganization proposal: voting, approval and implementation

F.Corporate control and management in reorganization: PIP or DIP?

G.A notable feature of China' s reorganization: shareholders' rights of involvement in the rescue process

H.Court' s involvement

I.Potential problems, solutions and prospects

 Concliading remarks

Part Five Balance of power and control of each interested group in the network of rescuing companies

 Introduction

 I.Banks and secured financiers

A.In England

B.The Chinese banking sector :in bankruptcy legal framework-improving a weak position

 II.Creditors in the weak bargaining position

A.In England

B.Inadequate protection to the weak interested groups in China

III.Directors

A.Regulating directors by sticks and carrots approach in England and America

B.Directors in China' s two-tie1 board system: how to generate the right incentives?

 IV.Labour

A.In England

B.The labour' s position in: China' s bankruptcy legal framework

 V.State

A.In England

B.Strong position of the state in China' s bankruptcy legal framework

Concluding remarks

Part Six Conclusion

Appendix

 I.List of abbreviations

 II.The Chinese Enterprise Bankruptcy Law 2006

 III.The Statistics of Enterprise Bankruptcy Cases in China（1989-2009）

 IV.Table of Cases

 V.Useful Vocabularies and Terminologies

Bibliography

Acknowledgement