The Resource Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940, Nicholas R. Parrillo
Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940, Nicholas R. Parrillo
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- Summary
- 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. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant convicted. Tax collectors received a percentage of each evasion uncovered. Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. 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 lawmakers<U+0127> �by ultimately banishing the profit motive in favor of the salary<U+0127> �transformed that relationship forever --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 568 pages
- Contents
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- The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services
- Bargaining outlawed
- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre
- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service
- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets
- Federal taxation : the moiety men
- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions
- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits
- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money
- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy
- Isbn
- 9780300194753
- Label
- Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940
- Title
- Against the profit motive
- Title remainder
- the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas R. Parrillo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant convicted. Tax collectors received a percentage of each evasion uncovered. Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. 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 lawmakers<U+0127> �by ultimately banishing the profit motive in favor of the salary<U+0127> �transformed that relationship forever --
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- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Parrillo, Nicholas R
- Dewey number
- 331.2813517309034
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fees, Administrative
- United States
- Label
- Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940, Nicholas R. Parrillo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy
- Control code
- FIEb17456782
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 568 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300194753
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
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- (DLC) 2012051295
- (OCoLC)828332594
- Label
- Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940, Nicholas R. Parrillo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy
- Control code
- FIEb17456782
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 568 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300194753
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
-
- (DLC) 2012051295
- (OCoLC)828332594
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