Against the Profit Motive: The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780-1940 (Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300194757 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 584 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant convicted. Tax collectors received a percentage of each evasion uncovered. In America today, a public official’s lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently provided for officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Numerous other officers were likewise paid for performance.” This book is the first to document the American government’s for-profit past, to discover how profit-seeking defined officialdom’s relationship to the citizenry, and to explain how lawmakersby ultimately banishing the profit motive in favor of the salarytransformed that relationship forever.
Zelizer, author of Economic Lives: How Culture Shapes the Economy (Princeton University Press, 2010). With gripping historical evidence, he demonstrates the profoundly political and cultural construction of the US’s salary system." - Viviana A. "Economists beware! In this path-breaking book, Nicholas Parrillo revolutionizes our understanding of compensation systems
"One of the most fascinating law and policy books in years" according to George C. Leef. Yale law professor Nicholas Parrillo has written a fascinating book on a little-studied subject -- how we pay government officials. This deeply researched work shows that how we pay them has changed considerably over time, and those changes reflect the evolving relationship between citizens and the state.My full review of the book is available here:[]