English lawyers between market and state
Subtitle: the politics of professionalism
By: Richard L. Abel.
Series: Oxford socio-legal studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 712
Subjects: Practice of law -- England -- History.; Lawyers -- England -- History.; Legal aid -- England -- History.; Practice of law -- Wales -- History.; Lawyers -- Wales -- History.; Legal aid -- Wales -- History.
Description: During the 1990s, reforms in the English legal profession transformed traditions, over the vigorous objections of the judiciary, Bar, and Law Society. This book mines that tumultuous period for insights into the prospects of professionalism in the 21st century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [623]-663) and index.