Paradoxes of Professional Regulation: In Search of Regulatory Principles

by Michael J. Trebilcock

Occupational licensure, including regulation of the professions, dates back to the medieval period. While the guilds that performed this regulatory function have long since vanished, professional regulation continues to this day. For instance, in the United States, 22 per cent of American workers must hold licenses simply to do their jobs. While long-established professions have more settled regulatory paradigms, the case studies in Paradoxes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487543042
• ISBN13: 9781487543044
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher