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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786193303321

Autore

Dekker Teun <1980-, >

Titolo

Paying our high public officials : evaluating the moral justifications of top wages in the public sector / / Teun J. Dekker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-13126-0

1-283-97269-7

0-203-07737-7

1-135-13127-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in public administration and public policy ; ; 5

Classificazione

POL017000POL019000POL024000

Disciplina

331.2/8135230973

Soggetti

Public officers

United States Officials and employees Salaries, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Paying Our High Public Officials; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. The Problem of High Public Officials' Remuneration; 2. Analytical Discourse Evaluation: A Manifesto; 3. The It's Taxpayers' Money Argument; 4. The Compensating Benefits and Broad Comparability Argument; 5. The Motivation Selection Argument; 6. The Live Like Common People Argument; 7. The Example Argument; 8. The Optimal Performance Argument; 9. The Corruption Argument; 10. Conclusion: Three Questions, Two Visions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In almost every liberal democratic society, an issue that is a topic of constant and passionate public discussion is how much that country's ministers, legislators, senior civil servants, and senior judges should be paid. Nor is this surprising; the issue has considerable voyeuristic appeal, particular democratic significance, and important ramifications for the functioning of the public sector as a whole. However, like most political debates, these discussions tend to be messy, fragmented, and full of unverified assertions and spurious appeals to populist sentiment. It is hardly surprising