Rebecca Allensworth of Vanderbilt Law School reviews “Guild-Ridden Labor Markets: The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing,” by Morris M. Kleiner. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Summarizes research and policy issues on occupational licensing in the United States and other countries. Intended for practitioners and others interested in the roles of public policy and labor market institutions on labor markets and society. Discusses the anatomy of occupational licensing; the evolution of occupational licensing; the costs, mobility, and quality of occupational licensing services; battles among licensed occupations; occupational licensing in different institutional and international contexts; and policy implications of the evolution of occupational licensing in the United States and elsewhere. Kleiner is a professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and teaches in the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.”