From Contract to Covenant

Beyond the Law and Economics of the Family

Margaret F. Brinig

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$96.50 • £77.95 • €87.00

ISBN 9780674002166

Publication Date: 04/28/2000

Short

352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

8 line illustrations

World

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SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology: Marriage & Family

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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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