A Treatise on the Family by Gary S Becker
Using the basic economic assumptions of maximizing behavior, stable preferences, and arid equilibria in explicit or implicit markets, Becker applies economic theory to the most sensitive and fateful personal decisions, such as choosing a spouse or having children.
Becker dazzles the reader… To challenge us collectively to think about what we could not yet explain was Gary Becker’s gift to us in the original edition of A Treatise on the FamilyThe new edition is a reminder that we still have far to go. -- Debra Friedman * Contemporary Sociology *
The most important book on the family to appear in many years. Becker’s stark economic conception of action cuts through the romantic mist that so often blinds social scientists to the hard choices faced by families and their members. -- Michael T. Hannan * Journal of Economic Literature *
Destined to have a significant impact on a number of different disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, demography, epidemiology, and biology. -- Warren C. Sanderson * Science *
This truly pathbreaking book marries techniques and problems hitherto regarded as utterly incompatible—rigorous economic reasoning to understanding the family. The marriage is astoundingly productive. It is destined to affect the foundations of every science dealing with human behavior. -- Milton Friedman
The most important book on the family to appear in many years. Becker’s stark economic conception of action cuts through the romantic mist that so often blinds social scientists to the hard choices faced by families and their members. -- Michael T. Hannan * Journal of Economic Literature *
Destined to have a significant impact on a number of different disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, demography, epidemiology, and biology. -- Warren C. Sanderson * Science *
This truly pathbreaking book marries techniques and problems hitherto regarded as utterly incompatible—rigorous economic reasoning to understanding the family. The marriage is astoundingly productive. It is destined to affect the foundations of every science dealing with human behavior. -- Milton Friedman
Gary S. Becker was University Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Chicago. In 1992, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674906990 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674906993 |
| Title | A Treatise on the Family |
| Author | Gary S Becker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1993-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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