1st Edition
Experts Versus Laymen A Study of the Patsy and the Subcontractor
By Barney Glaser
Copyright 1972
206 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book studies the relationship and balance of power between experts and laymen. It is rooted in the author's analysis of customer and contractor interactions in the housing industry, but relevant to other kinds of expert-layman relationships. Many of the conflicts between customer and contractor noted by the author also occur in lawyer-client, student-teacher, and doctor-patient relations.... Read more
PrefaceI Playing PatsyPart I Comparative BiddingII Inviting Bids III Detailing the Job IV Choosing a SubcontractorPart II Generalling the JobV Temporal Control of a Job VI Articulating Successive Jobs VII Quality Control of a Job VIII Closure: Temporal, Quality, and FinancialPart III Concluding ViewsIX Notes on the Expert-Layman Relationship
Biography
Barney Glaser
