Consumers would be able to obtain government records and other information about doctors, lawyers, and other professionals, and be able to make their own decisions without the government protecting them through licensure. “It’s a better way to get information to consumers and empower them.”
Predictor: Snider, James
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for United Press International, reporter Dominic Manno quotes an appearance by Northwestern University Professor James Snider at a Philadelphia conference. Manno writes: ”Snider said he sees the end of occupational licensing, made obsolete by the information superhighway. Consumers would be able to obtain government records and other information about doctors, lawyers, and other professionals, and be able to make their own decisions without the government protecting them through licensure. ‘It’s a better way to get information to consumers and empower them,’ Snider said.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: Shopping
Name of publication: United Press International
Title, headline, chapter name: Electronic Shopping Takes to Information Highway
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=5f0cdf5e32e4ce100fa0472635a34d2d&_docnum=2&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSlAl&_md5=30e22479518e95b377d1eb796ca383fd
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney