In a Society Overburdened by Regulation, a Common Complaint Is

In a society overburdened by regulation, a common complaint is that certification and licensure standards are erected by professionals in order to restrict others from entering the workforce as competitors. This is not supposed to be so. Instead, which of the following BEST expresses the primary purpose of certification and licensure regulations?

A) Protection of the government from liability
B) Protection of the public from harm
C) Standardization of "threshold to enter" requirements for the industry
D) Standardization of educational standards