{"product_id":"reforming-occupational-licensing-in-the-clifford-winston-9783031743481","title":"Reforming Occupational Licensing in the Us: Reducing Social Costs and Increasing Social Benefits in the Legal, Medical, and Financial Services Profess","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly one-third of US workers must obtain a license from a government agency to perform their jobs legally. This impacts employees across all areas, including lawyers, doctors, and accountants, as well as florists, hairdressers, physical therapists, and plumbers. The justification for occupational licensing is that potential consumers allegedly lack the information and knowledge to judge the competence of a service provider. This necessitates a licensing system built to ensure that customers are served by people who have received adequate training and certification in their profession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile there are recognizable benefits of occupational licensing, the training and certification requirements create barriers to entry for employees or those entering the profession. These barriers can limit competition, raise service costs, and restrict consumer access to essential services. Recent empirical work suggests that consumers have incurred these costs without being adequately protected from incompetent or unscrupulous service providers. This book addresses this situation head on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn light of occupational licensing's shortcomings, the authors of this book propose and analyze constructive reforms, assessing their effects on key professions such as law, medicine, and finance. Chapters identify the significant costs of current policies and they recommend practical reforms that rely more on market forces. The resulting book provides new ways to reduce licensing costs without compromising service quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clifford Winston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031743482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031743481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Clifford Winston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46431658737919,"sku":"9783031743481","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b043eeb-f706-4f46-9409-bf932b6ec915.jpg?v=1735142002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reforming-occupational-licensing-in-the-clifford-winston-9783031743481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}