Professions and Social Order in a Global Society

This paper analyzes the concept of the professions departing from Adam Smith’s book The wealth of nations. It discusses about the factors that affect the recognition toward different types of occupations, as well as the reasons of the inevitable emergence of professions in modern societies. Ninet...

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1. Verfasser: Dingwall, Robert W. J.
Format: Online
Sprache:spa
eng
Veröffentlicht: REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE). 2004
Online Zugang:https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/95
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyzes the concept of the professions departing from Adam Smith’s book The wealth of nations. It discusses about the factors that affect the recognition toward different types of occupations, as well as the reasons of the inevitable emergence of professions in modern societies. Nineteen century facts of England and the United States are considered as context for the discussion toward the professions, between contemporary analysts. Finally, challenges that globalization imposes to the professions are glimpsed, considering restrictive practices that block the flexibility, essential in the European, Asian and American economies.