American lawyers / Richard L. Abel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abel, Richard L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practice of law--United States.

Practice of law.

Lawyers--United States.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This detailed portrait of American lawyers traces their efforts to professionalize during the last 100 years by erecting barriers to control the quality and quantity of entrants. Abel describes the rise and fall of restrictive practices that dampened competition among lawyers and with outsiders. He shows how lawyers simultaneously sought to increase access to justice while stimulating demand for services, and their efforts to regulate themselves while forestalling external control. Data on income and status illuminate the success of these efforts. Charting the dramatic transformation of the

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THEORIES OF THE PROFESSIONS; 3. CONTROLLING THE PRODUCTION OF LAWYERS; 4. THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTROLLING ENTRY; 5. RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES: CONTROLLING PRODUCTION BY PRODUCERS; 6. DEMAND CREATION: A NEW STRATEGY IN THE PROFESSIONAL PROJECT?; 7. SELF-REGULATION; 8. HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THE PROFESSIONAL PROJECT?; 9. DIFFERENTIATION WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION; 10. REPRODUCING THE PROFESSION; 11. THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION; TABLES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography: p. [355]-388 and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-44133-X

0-19-802185-2

OCLC:

475956441