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The Public-Private Dichotomy In Morality And Law, Larry D. Barnett
The Public-Private Dichotomy In Morality And Law, Larry D. Barnett
Larry D Barnett
The article advances the thesis that the doctrines and concepts of law are attributable to the properties of society and to the forces molding these properties. The thesis, after being illustrated with the federal Investment Advisers Act, is assessed quantitatively using data from the General Social Survey. The Survey interviews a national sample of adults in U.S. households, and in 1991, it ascertained whether interviewees classified morality as a private matter or as a public issue. The social values of interviewees on the public-private nature of morality were the dependent variable in a study that assumed (i) an activity is …
Population Policy And Law In The United States, Larry D. Barnett
Population Policy And Law In The United States, Larry D. Barnett
Larry D Barnett
The article suggests that a fruitful approach to curbing fertility and alleviating population pressures in the United States may be to reduce the support that childbearing receives from publicly owned goods and publicly operated services. Law relevant to the thesis is reviewed. The Journal is published at the Harvard University School of Law by the Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy.