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Economics of Professional Practice

Economics of Professional Practice P. D. ALLSOP Federal President, Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations INTRODUCTION IN exammmg the role of the professions within the community one should not only look at the economic profits and losses associated with their education and work but this particular article, which is intended to be one of a series on professional practice in Australia, has been con­ fined to these aspects and the other articles in this series will deal with the other aspects. It would be difficult indeed to find a trade or calling of any sort that had not undergone changes, particularly over the last fifty years, in its methods of operation, its status, its rewards, its economic value to the community and all other aspects. In fact many of the old trades and crafts have disappeared and many thousands of new ones have come into existence. The professions, too, have undergone many changes. Perhaps the major changes here have been the enormous increase in numbers of professional men and women required in the community, the high degree of specialisation in some professions, in some cases to the point where the special section of the profession becomes a profession in its own right-and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Issues Wiley

Economics of Professional Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues , Volume 1 (3) – Sep 1, 1963

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Wiley
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© Australian Social Policy Association
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1839-4655
DOI
10.1002/j.1839-4655.1963.tb00393.x
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Abstract

P. D. ALLSOP Federal President, Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations INTRODUCTION IN exammmg the role of the professions within the community one should not only look at the economic profits and losses associated with their education and work but this particular article, which is intended to be one of a series on professional practice in Australia, has been con­ fined to these aspects and the other articles in this series will deal with the other aspects. It would be difficult indeed to find a trade or calling of any sort that had not undergone changes, particularly over the last fifty years, in its methods of operation, its status, its rewards, its economic value to the community and all other aspects. In fact many of the old trades and crafts have disappeared and many thousands of new ones have come into existence. The professions, too, have undergone many changes. Perhaps the major changes here have been the enormous increase in numbers of professional men and women required in the community, the high degree of specialisation in some professions, in some cases to the point where the special section of the profession becomes a profession in its own right-and

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Australian Journal of Social IssuesWiley

Published: Sep 1, 1963

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