LEADER 03303oam 2200673I 450 001 9910786193303321 005 20230803025048.0 010 $a1-135-13126-0 010 $a1-283-97269-7 010 $a0-203-07737-7 010 $a1-135-13127-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203077375 035 $a(CKB)2670000000325582 035 $a(EBL)1114676 035 $a(OCoLC)827208942 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000822330 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12319955 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000822330 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10756743 035 $a(PQKB)11327926 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1114676 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1114676 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650284 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL428519 035 $a(OCoLC)843042630 035 $a(OCoLC)826657796 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134313 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000325582 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPaying our high public officials $eevaluating the moral justifications of top wages in the public sector /$fTeun J. Dekker 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in public administration and public policy ;$v5 225 0$aRoutledge research in public administration and public policy ;$v5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-90174-1 311 $a0-415-65703-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 330 $aIn almost every liberal democratic society, an issue that is a topic of constant and passionate public discussion is how much that country's ministers, legislators, senior civil servants, and senior judges should be paid. Nor is this surprising; the issue has considerable voyeuristic appeal, particular democratic significance, and important ramifications for the functioning of the public sector as a whole. However, like most political debates, these discussions tend to be messy, fragmented, and full of unverified assertions and spurious appeals to populist sentiment. It is hardly surprising 410 0$aRoutledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy 606 $aPublic officers 607 $aUnited States$xOfficials and employees$xSalaries, etc 615 0$aPublic officers. 676 $a331.2/8135230973 686 $aPOL017000$aPOL019000$aPOL024000$2bisacsh 700 $aDekker$b Teun$f1980-,$01357579 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786193303321 996 $aPaying our high public officials$93724535 997 $aUNINA