Applications of economic analysis to marital law: Concerning a proposal to reform the discretionary approach to the division of marital assets in England and Wales

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 533-552

  Dnes, Antony W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345321857     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(99)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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