许可勾当: 我们如何决定谁被允许工作及其何以出错
Allensworth, Rebecca Haw. The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong
Journal of Economic Literature · 2026 · [{"name": "Gabriel Scheffler", "affiliation": ["University of Miami"]}]
中文摘要
迈阿密大学法学院的 Gabriel Scheffler 评述 Rebecca Haw Allensworth 所著《许可的敲诈：我们如何决定谁被允许工作，以及为何它出了问题》（The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong）。EconLit 对该书的摘要开头写道：“本书探讨职业许可制度的功能，及其对平等、公共卫生和经济的影响，以及它在‘美国梦’中的作用，并强调有必要建立一套连贯且经得起辩护的理论，以判断何时应当要求许可。”
Abstract
Gabriel Scheffler of University of Miami School of Law reviews “The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong” by Rebecca Haw Allensworth. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the function of the professional licensing system, its effects on equality, public health, and the economy, and its role in the American Dream, emphasizing the need for a coherent, defensible theory for when licensing is required.”