Product Description

In this fascinating, controversial collection of essays, Ivan Illich, Irving K Zola, John McKnight, Jonathan Caplan and Harley Shaiken challenge the power and mystery of the professions. Why do we put so many resources into medicine, education and the law with so little apparent result? Why do we hold the professions in awe and allow them to set up what are in effect monopolies? By analysing these questions and putting forward radical answers, the authors make an invaluable contribution to the public debate on the power of the profession.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #288529 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

The Guardian
'Illich...has the power of intellect, personality and life example to command serious attention as a subversive.'

TLS
'Deeply stimulating'

About the Author
Ivan Illich was a renowned social thinker. He died in 2002.

Customer Reviews

Any book by Illich is worth a read especially this one
The professions e.g doctors, lawyers teachers, social workers are more akin to a priesthood. Their prescription for the masses is non negotiable what they say goes. The masses for their part have given up responsibility for themselves and would rather have the state make decisions for them.