02827nam 2200757 a 450 991078527670332120200520144314.01-282-69759-597866126975930-472-02429-910.3998/mpub.323198(CKB)2670000000040792(EBL)3414906(OCoLC)743201445(SSID)ssj0000413513(PQKBManifestationID)11293369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413513(PQKBWorkID)10383977(PQKB)10847284(MiAaPQ)EBC3414906(OCoLC)651662960(MdBmJHUP)muse8474(MiU)10.3998/mpub.323198(Au-PeEL)EBL3414906(CaPaEBR)ebr10405226(CaONFJC)MIL269759(EXLCZ)99267000000004079220080122d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCapitol investments[electronic resource] the marketability of political skills /Glenn R. ParkerAnn Arbor University of Michigan Pressc20081 online resource (215 p.)Economics, cognition, and societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-472-05037-0 0-472-07037-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index.Introduction -- Politicians, institutions, and human capital; or, Becker goes to Washington -- Methodology : data and variables -- Congress as workplace : the production of marketable human capital -- Returns to specialized training : career mobility and grooming lobbyists -- Returns to general training : competitive wages--but at a price -- Summary of findings and implications.A sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skillsEconomics, cognition, and society.LegislatorsUnited StatesPoliticiansUnited StatesLobbyistsUnited StatesOccupational trainingUnited StatesCareer developmentUnited StatesHuman capitalPolitical aspectsUnited StatesLegislatorsPoliticiansLobbyistsOccupational trainingCareer developmentHuman capitalPolitical aspects650.14024/32873Parker Glenn R.1946-1517138Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785276703321Capitol investments3754006UNINA