{"product_id":"rewards-for-high-public-office-marleen-brans-9780415781053","title":"Rewards for High Public Office in Europe and North America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone observing the recent scandals in the United Kingdom could not fail to understand the political importance of the rewards of high public office. The British experience has been extreme but by no means unique, and many countries have experienced political over the pay and perquisites of public officials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses an important element of public governance, and does so in longitudinal and comparative manner. The approach enables the contributors to make a number of key statements not only about the development of political systems but also about the differences among those systems. It provides a unique and systematic investigation of both formal and informal rewards for working in high-level positions in the public sector, and seeks to determine the impacts of the choices of reward structures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering 14 countries and drawing on a wide range of data sources, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of comparative public administration, international politics and government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marleen Brans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415781051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415781053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Marleen Brans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112752394495,"sku":"9780415781053","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f8d8cf9-f0cb-453d-9153-1b4a84edaacb.jpg?v=1769610701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rewards-for-high-public-office-marleen-brans-9780415781053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}