A Treatise on the Family

Paperback • 1993 • English

A Treatise on the Family

By Gary S. Becker

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About the book

Imagine each family as a kind of little factory--a multiperson unit producing meals, health, skills, children, and self-esteem from market goods and the time, skills, and knowledge of its members. This is only one of the remarkable concepts explored by Gary Becker in his landmark work on the family. Becker applies economic theory to the most sensitive and fateful personal decisions, such as choosing a spouse or having children. He uses the basic economic assumptions of maximizing behavior, stabl...Show more

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9780674906990

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

1993

Language

English

Original title

A Treatise on the Family

Format

Paperback

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