Capitol investments [[electronic resource] ] : the marketability of political skills / / Glenn R. Parker
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| Autore: |
Parker Glenn R. <1946->
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| Titolo: |
Capitol investments [[electronic resource] ] : the marketability of political skills / / Glenn R. Parker
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| Pubblicazione: | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 650.14024/32873 |
| Soggetto topico: | Legislators - United States |
| Politicians - United States | |
| Lobbyists - United States | |
| Occupational training - United States | |
| Career development - United States | |
| Human capital - Political aspects - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skills |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Capitol investments |
| ISBN: | 1-282-69759-5 |
| 9786612697593 | |
| 0-472-02429-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826273203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Economics, cognition, and society.