Life without lawyers : liberating Americans from too much law / Philip K. Howard.

By:

Howard, Philip K

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 221 pages. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780393065664 (hardcover)
0393065669 (hardcover)

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DDC classification:

349.73 22

LOC classification:

KF 384 H851l 2009

Contents:

The boundaries of law -- The freedom to take risks -- The authority to be fair -- The boundaries of lawsuits -- Bureaucracy can't teach -- The freedom to judge others -- Responsibility in Washington -- The freedom to make a difference.

Summary: A darkly humorous assessment of what the author identifies as a loss of freedom to make sense of daily choices in America cites such dilemmas as inane safety warnings and the growing powerlessness of business and educational leaders, in a call-to-action that argues for more empowering, common-sense boundaries of law.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	KF 384 H851l 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000174372

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218).

A darkly humorous assessment of what the author identifies as a loss of freedom to make sense of daily choices in America cites such dilemmas as inane safety warnings and the growing powerlessness of business and educational leaders, in a call-to-action that argues for more empowering, common-sense boundaries of law.

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