New occupations, old demands: The public regulation of paraprofessionals

Theodore R. Marmor and William D. White

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, vol. 1, issue 2, 243-256

Abstract: Like doctors, lawyers, and architects before them, many new paraprofessionals occupations are rapidly being defined and regulated, raising the time-worn questions regarding the virtues of free labor markets versus those of regulated labor markets. The trend to regulation is growing rapidly as the paraprofessionals increase in number. The new regulation may improve the quality of services that paraprofessionals provide. But the costs threaten to exceed the benefits. There are less costly ways to deal with the problems that have given rise to the demands for regulation. The success of these demands is due in part to inadequate consideration of their implications.

Date: 1982
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