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Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America
Philip K. Howard
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Description for Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America
Paperback. How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393338034
SKU
V9780393338034
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About Philip K. Howard
Philip K. Howard is the founder of Common Good, a nonprofit that advocates for simplifying government. His book, The Rule of Nobody, was a finalist for the Manhattan Institute’s Hayek Book Prize. He lives in New York.
Reviews for Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America
"Surely will be 2009's most needed book on public affairs."