professional licensing
Official practice permission
Professional licensing is a government requirement that people meet certain standards—education, examinations, experience—before practicing an occupation.
Doctors, lawyers, electricians, and cosmetologists all need licenses.
Proponents argue licensing protects the public from incompetence; critics contend it restricts competition and inflates prices.
She couldn't practice law until she passed the bar and obtained her professional license.
- competencySufficient ability for something
- statuteEnacted written rule
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
public trust · qualification · healthcare · state bar · accreditation · law · continuing education · consumer protection · malpractice · engineering · apprenticeship · proficiency · board exam · revocation · reciprocity · legislation · scope of practice · enforcement
professional licensingderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
free entry · laissez-faire · self-regulation · gray market · underground economy
professional licensingfree market
Commerce without state intervention
open competition · caveat emptor · right to work · gig economy · consumer choice
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