{"product_id":"good-intentions-gone-awry-nofault-divorce-and-the-american-family-9780847698684","title":"Good Intentions Gone Awry NoFault Divorce and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text offers a review and analysis of divorce law in America, with some proposed changes in the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an engaging, detailed, balanced, and provocative book that anyone interested in understanding divorce should read. Alan Parkman shows why the humane intentions behind no-fault divorce failed. Good Intentions Gone Awry applies the perspective of an economist to the issue of divorce. Parkman argues that current divorce laws create incentives that induce adults to make decisions that are against their own best interest as well as those of their family. -- Steve Nock, University of Virginia\u003cbr\u003eThis is a really excellent book. It is a testament to the power of economic reasoning. It documents the negative consequences of the modern 'no-fault' divorce revolution, and explains clearly and simply why these outcomes are just what economic theory would predict. The author makes a strong case for reforming the existing law and making divorce conditional on the mutual consent of both husband and wife. This book should be required reading for academics, judges, and law-makers in both North America and elsewhere. -- Robert Rowthorn, Cambridge University\u003cbr\u003eAn intelligent, lucid, and up-to-date review and analysis of divorce law in America, with some proposed changes in the law that deserve serious consideration. -- David Popenoe, Rutgers University, author of Life Without Father\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Preface to No-Fault Divorce: What Went Wrong? Chapter 3 1. Introduction\t Chapter 4 2. Marriage and Divorce Laws\t Chapter 5 3. The Economics of Marriage and Divorce\t Chapter 6 4. The Introduction of No-Fault Divorce Statutes\t Chapter 7 5. The Impact of No-Fault Divorce\t Chapter 8 6. The Reform of No-Fault Divorce Chapter 9 References Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528198234455,"sku":"9780847698684","price":126.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847698684.jpg?v=1731870762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/good-intentions-gone-awry-nofault-divorce-and-the-american-family-9780847698684","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}