Legal Regulation of Families in Changing Societies

The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 255-270

  Boyd, Susan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic obligation; Legal regulation; Public funds; Social policy; Society change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889409045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693650.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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