Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 /

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Autor principal: Parrillo, Nicholas R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Colección:Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference
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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.