Wealth and Poverty in Close Personal Relationships: Money Matters

ISBN-13: 9780367595036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 188 str.

Susan Millns; Simone Wong

Opis

The focus of this book is on the distribution of wealth and poverty in traditional and non-traditional familial relationships. The volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the way in which money matters are structured and governed within close personal relationships and the extent to which they have an impact on the nature and econo

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1. Introduction








2. Credit and Debt in Close Personal Relationships, Jackie Goode











3. The Impact of Intra Household Differences in Deprivation and Coping on Well Being, Sara Cantillon











4. Ownership and the Distribution of Money in Spanish Dual-Income Couples: Gender Differences and Policy Implications, Sandra Dema Moreno and Capitolina Díaz Martínez











5. Autonomy, Identity and Ageing: Older Couples and the Management of Household Money, Debora Price











6. Seeking Solidarity in Europe: The Impact of Spending Cuts and Plans For Recovery on the Gendered Distribution of Wealth Within Families, Susan Millns











7. Contractual Thinking in Initimate Relationships, Tone Sverdrup











8. Must Equal Mean Identical? Robert Leckey











9. The Universal Credit: Isomorphism in Tax Institutions, Ann Mumford











10. Death And The Distribution Of Property Of Unmarried Cohabitants, Simone Wong











11. Child Support: Is the Thrust Towards Individual Responsibility and Now Private Agreement in Relation to Child Support Compatible with the Drive to Eradicate Child Poverty in the UK? Heather Keating











12. Value in Personal Relationships and the Reallocation of Property on Divorce, Craig Lind

O autorze

Susan Millns is Professor of Law and Head of the Law School at the University of Sussex. Her research lies in the area of European Human Rights Law and European Constitutional Law. She has a particular interest in feminist legal studies and gender equality and has written extensively on gender and public law issues.

Simone Wong is a Reader in Law at the University of Kent. In addition to being a member of Lincoln’s Inn in the UK, she has been called to the Bar in Malaysia, Singapore and Australian Capital Territory. Prior to her joining Kent in 1998, Simone had practised in Malaysia (1986-1989) and Singapore (1990-1994). She teaches Banking Law as well as Equity & Trusts. Her research interests are primarily in Equity, Trusts, Cohabitation and other Domestic Relationships, and Banking.