| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 117 pages) |
| Series |
WE focus series |
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WE focus series.
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| Contents |
1. Anatomy of occupational licensing : Incentives for regulation -- 2. The evolution of occupational licensing : Case studies of occupations seeking licensure -- 3. The costs, mobility and quality of occupational licensing services : Influence on wages and employment ; Influence on geographic mobility ; Influence on prices ; Occupational licensing as social insurance ; Influence on quality of services ; The net effects of occupational licensing -- 4. Battles among licensed occupations : Health care ; Licensed and certified occupations in construction: architects versus interior designers ; Licensed occupations that do similar tasks: physical therapists and occupational therapists ; Institutional background -- 5. Occupational licensing in different institutional and international contexts : Occupational regulation in the European Union ; Another example: occupational licensing in the United Kingdom ; Institutional details of occupational regulation in the United Kingdom ; Nontraditional licensing: China -- 6. Policy implications of the evolution of occupational licensing in the United States and elsewhere : The federal role ; At the state level ; International policy issues ; Summary and implications for U.S. occupational licensing policy |
| Summary |
Kleiner examines why the institution of occupational licensing has had such a curious evolution and influence in the United States, the European Union, and China. He also discusses the many similarities it has to guilds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-103) and index |
| Subject |
Occupations -- Licenses -- History
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Professions -- Licenses -- History
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Guilds -- History
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Guilds
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Occupations -- Licenses
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Professions -- Licenses
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780880995023 |
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0880995025 |
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