| Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America Contributor(s): Howard, Philip K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393338037 ISBN-13: 9780393338034 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 Annotation: How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Essays - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Liability |
| Dewey: 349.73 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.44 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 field of freedom. The voices here will ring true to every reader. The analysis is powerful, and the solution unavoidable. What's at stake, Howard explains in this seminal book, is the vitality of American culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Howard, Philip K.: - 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. |
