Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / Nicholas R. Parrillo.

By: Parrillo, Nicholas RMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Yale Law Library series in legal history and referencePublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (581 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780300187304Subject(s): Fees, Administrative -- United States -- History | United States -- Officials and employees -- Salaries, etc. -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940.DDC classification: 331.2/813517309034 LOC classification: JK776 | .P37 2013Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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