Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 /
Parrillo, Nicholas R.,
Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / Nicholas R. Parrillo. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference . - Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In America today, a public official's lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently authorized officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendatn convicted. Tax collectors received a cut of each evasion incovered. Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. The list goes on. This book documents the American government's 'for profit' past, to discover how profit-seeking defined officials' relationshp to the citizenry and to explain how lawmakers - by banishing the profit motive in favour of the salary - transformed that relationship forever.
Specialized.
9780300187304 No price
Fees, Administrative--History.--United States
Industry.
United States of America, USA.
Public administration.
Legal history.
United States--Officials and employees--Salaries, etc.--History.
JK776 / .P37 2014
331.2813517309034
Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / Nicholas R. Parrillo. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference . - Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In America today, a public official's lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently authorized officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendatn convicted. Tax collectors received a cut of each evasion incovered. Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. The list goes on. This book documents the American government's 'for profit' past, to discover how profit-seeking defined officials' relationshp to the citizenry and to explain how lawmakers - by banishing the profit motive in favour of the salary - transformed that relationship forever.
Specialized.
9780300187304 No price
Fees, Administrative--History.--United States
Industry.
United States of America, USA.
Public administration.
Legal history.
United States--Officials and employees--Salaries, etc.--History.
JK776 / .P37 2014
331.2813517309034
