TY - BOOK AU - Kleiner,Morris M. ED - Project Muse. TI - Guild-Ridden Labor Markets : : The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing / T2 - WE focus series SN - 9780880995023 PY - 2015/// CY - Kalamazoo, Michigan PB - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research KW - Professions KW - Licenses KW - fast KW - Occupations KW - Guilds KW - History KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - 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; Open Access N2 - 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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/82039/ ER -