Home Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure (Values and Capitalism)

Schulz, Nick

ISBN 10: 0844772607 / ISBN 13: 9780844772608

Published by Aei Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Home Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure (Values and Capitalism)
• Publisher: Aei Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0844772607
• ISBN 13: 9780844772608
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Since the 1950s, divorces and out-of-wedlock births in America have risen dramatically. This has significantly affected the economic wellbeing of the country’s most vulnerable populations. In Home Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure, Nick Schulz argues that serious consideration of the consequences of changing family structure is sorely missing from conversations about American economic policy and politics. Apprehending a complete picture of this country’s economic condition will be impossible if poverty, income inequality, wealth disparities, and unemployment alone are taken into consideration, claims Schulz.

This book will trace how family structure has transformed over the last half century, ruminate on the causes of those changes, consider what conclusions can be drawn about the economic consequences of the changes in family, and offer ideas for how to handle the issue in the years to come.

About the Author

Nick Schulz was the DeWitt Wallace Fellow at AEI and editor-in-chief of American.com, AEI's online magazine focusing on business, economics, and public affairs. He now works in the private sector. He is the co-author with Arnold Kling of From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities, and the Lasting Triumph Over Scarcity (2009).