Life Without Lawyers Pa

by Howard,Philip K.

• ISBN13: 9780393338034
• ISBN10: 0393338037
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

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: 'œRemove 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.

Author Biography

Philip K. Howard, a lawyer, is a leading advocate of legal reform. He is the author of The Death of Common Sense and founder of Common Good (www.commongood.org).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
The Boundaries of Law	p. 15
The Freedom to Take Risks	p. 34
The Authority to be Fair	p. 49
The Boundaries of Lawsuits	p. 68
Bureaucracy Can't Teach	p. 93
The Freedom to Judge Others	p. 122
Responsibility in Washington	p. 150
The Freedom to Make a Difference	p. 178
Afterword: Finding Responsibility in the Age of Obama	p. 200
Agenda for Change	p. 209
References	p. 211
Acknowledgments	p. 223
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