The economics of the grounds for divorce in Great Britain

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-52

  Smith, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault; Great Britain; No fault divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084920     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008695224053     Document Type: Article

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