From Contract to Covenant

Beyond the Law and Economics of the Family

Margaret F. Brinig

    Acknowledgments

    1. Introduction

    I. Markets in Family Relationships

    2. Courtship: The Marriage Market

    3. Becoming Parents

    II. The Family as Firm

    4. Husband and Wife

    5. Parent and Child

    III. Families in Disequilibrium and the Family Franchise

    6. Families in Transition: Between Firm and Franchise

    7. Winding Up the Firm: The Family Franchise

    8. The Role of Law Reform

    Notes

    Index

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Margaret F. Brinig is Professor of Law at the University of Iowa.