Against the Profit Motive - Paperback
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Against the Profit Motive - Paperback
$145.80
by Nicholas R. Parrillo (Author)
In America today, a public official's lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently provided for officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant convicted. Tax collectors received a percentage of each evasion uncovered. Naval officers took a reward for each ship sunk. Numerous other officers were likewise paid for "performance." This book is the first to document the American government's for-profit past, to discover how profit-seeking defined officialdom's relationship to the citizenry, and to explain how lawmakers--by ultimately banishing the profit motive in favor of the salary--transformed that relationship forever.
Author Biography
Nicholas R. Parrillo is associate professor of law at Yale University.
Number of Pages: 584
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 22, 2013
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