Guild-Ridden Labor Markets : The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing /
Morris M. Kleiner.
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter1 -- Anatomy of Occupational Licensing; Chapter 2 -- The Evolution of Occupational Licensing; Chapter 3 -- The Costs, Mobility, and Quality of Occupational Licensing Services; Chapter 4 -- Battles among Licensed Occupations; Chapter 5 -- Occupational Licensing in Different Institutional and International Contexts; Chapter 6 -- Policy Implications of the Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States and Elsewhere; References; Author; Index; About the Institute
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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.