The Evolution of Professionalism as a Mode of Regulation: Evidence from the United States

Opinion is divided on how far and in what ways professionalism as a mode of regulation has evolved. To date, attention focused the impact neoliberal political economic ideologies that challenge idea professions should be trusted to regulate themselves. This article further examines these attacks assesses whether they have triggered process decline. Drawing range documentary sources from US, it suggests that, while professional modes are evolving, dominant pattern one continuity. The analysis also draws path-dependent nature associated with increasing returns for key stakeholders: producers, government regulators employers. article’s main contribution highlight trends empirically raise questions about accuracy value grand narratives over-emphasise change understate self-reinforcing regulation.