From Contract to Covenant: Beyond the Law and Economics of the Family

by Margaret F. Brinig

Book Overview

This book is the first systematic account of the law and economics of the family. It explores the implications of economics for family law--divorce, adoption, breach of promise, surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, custody arrangements--and its limitations.

Before a family forms, prospective partners engage in a kind of market activity that involves searching and bargaining, for which the economic analysis of contract law provides useful insights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674002164
• ISBN13: 9780674002166
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"