The Changing Nature of Profession-State Relations in Canada : The persistence of selfregulation in the context of reform, 1960-2010
Adams, Tracey L. (The University of Western Ontario)

Publicació:	Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2023
Resum:	This chapter examines changes in professional regulation in two Canadian provinces, Ontario and British Columbia, over a 50-year span of time (1960-2010). Patterns of professional regulation extend beyond professionalism and specifically reflect professions' relations with society and states. Professional regulation is intended to serve the public interest; however, there was rising concern in the 1960s and succeeding decades that prevailing systems of regulation were failing in this mission. Several commissions recommended sweeping changes. Nevertheless, in Ontario and British Columbia, reform was more incremental, resulting in a continuation of professional self-regulation, and an expansion of the number of regulated professions (despite commission recommendations discouraging the extension of professional powers to new groups). Findings are consistent with ecological and neo-Weberian theories, demonstrating that regulatory change is informed by numerous stakeholders, and that it can reflect changing social values. The shifting nature of professional regulation illuminates the.
Resum:	changing role of professions in society in a context of declining public trust.
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Publicat a:	Professionalism and Social Change. Processes of Differentiation Within, Between and Beyond Professions, 2023, p. 233-254, ISBN 978-3-031-31278-6

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31278-6_11

Disponible a partir de: 2025-08-05 Post-print

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