{"product_id":"capitol-investments-glenn-r-parker-9780472070374","title":"Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do if, the very day you were hired, you knew you could be unemployed in as little as two years? You'd seek opportunities in your current job to develop a portfolio of skills and contacts in order to make yourself more attractive to future employers. Representatives and senators think about their jobs in Congress in this way, according to Glenn R. Parker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile in office, members of Congress plan not merely for the next election but for the next stage of their careers. By networking, serving on committees, and championing particular legislation, they deliberately accumulate human capital---expertise, networks, and reputation---which later will give them bargaining power in the job market. Parker's study of the postelective careers of more than 200 former members of Congress, both U.S. representatives and senators, who have left office during the last half century shows that such strategic planning generally succeeds. In most cases, the human capital these politicians amassed while in office increased their occupational mobility and earning power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapitol Investments\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skills. It suggests that an awareness of the trade in human capital shapes an officeholder's actions as much as the desire to win another election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn R. Parker is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at Purdue University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn R. Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472070371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472070374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2008 pg. 22","brand":"Glenn R. Parker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064991396095,"sku":"9780472070374","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2cd35ac-9317-450d-8f37-de7c4335c9b3.jpg?v=1768672411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/capitol-investments-glenn-r-parker-9780472070374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}