Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393338034)

Americans are losing the freedom to make sense of daily choices--teachers can't maintain order in the classroom, managers are trained to avoid candor, schools ban tag, and companies plaster inane warnings on everything: "Remove Baby Before Folding Stroller."

Philip K. Howard's urgent argument is full of examples, often darkly humorous. He describes the historical and cultural forces that led to this mess and lays out the basic shift in approach needed to fix it. Today we are flooded with legal threats that prevent us from taking responsibility. We must rebuild boundaries of law that protect an open field of freedom. The voices here will ring true to every reader. The analysis is powerful, and the solution unavoidable. What's at stake, Howard explains in this seminal book, is the vitality of American culture.

Author: Philip K. Howard
ISBN-10: 0393338037
ISBN-13: 9780393338034
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2010
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d