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This article explores some limits to freedom imposed by family law & considers the merit of extending marriage rights to homosexual cohabitants -- a topic of heated debate throughout the world. Answering this question requires first examining the relationship between marriage & cohabitation. Marriage is a contract into which most heterosexual couples choose to enter, though the number of those who do not is growing. It is not a choice in most places for homosexual couples. However, there has been a recent trend to increase the obligations of unmarried intimate cohabitants, both hetero- & same-sex couples. In essence this trend has implications for personal autonomy. The contrasting legal positions of cohabitants & spouses are examined. It is concluded that marriage is useful in cohabitation settings where there is asymmetry in life profiles. It allows spouses or partners to feel comfortable with long-term investments of time & effort, especially when there are children involved. This is true for both opposite- & same-sex couples. Therefore it is suggested that a new form of obligated cohabitation, called the "marriage lite," might be an acceptable alternative for those who do not wish to marry but do wish for a certain degree of legal obligation & commitment. References. J. Stanton

AbstractThe economic aspects of the outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in British cattle herds are investigated. On balance, a non‐interventionist approach is most likely to be the least‐cost method of dealing with the BSE problem, where costs include the risks of humans contracting Creutzfeldt‐Jakob Disease (CJD). There is no case for compensating farmers for the historic cost of building up infected herds.

Impact of and alternative to the franchise bidding system put forward by Britain's Department of Transport, May 1993. Compares Chadwick-Demsetz bidding with auctioning to the highest bidder.

What should the new student in economics at college expect? Anthony Ones, a lecturer in economics at Buckingham University, outlines how economics is taught at universities and polytechnics.