The Most Fundamental Constraint Is Limited Time

Why In Almost All Societies Have Married Women Specialized In Bearing And Rearing Children And In Certain Agricultural Activities, Whereas Married Men Have Done Most Of The Fighting And Market Work?

Along With Others, I Have Tried To Pry Economists Away From Narrow Assumptions About Self Interest. Behavior Is Driven By A Much Richer Set Of Values And Preferences.

Even A Wizard Would Have A Great Deal Of Difficulty Repealing The Economic Law That Higher Minimum Wages Reduce Employment. Since Politicians Are Not Wizards, They Should Not Try.

Fines Are Preferable To Imprisonment And Other Types Of Punishment Because They Are More Efficient. With A Fine, The Punishment To Offenders Is Also Revenue To The State.

The Treatise Tries To Analyze Not Only Modern Western Families, But Also Those In Other Cultures And The Changes In Family Structure During The Past Several Centuries.