Rewards at the top : a comparative study of high public office

Author(s)

• Hood, Christopher C.
• Peters, B. Guy
• European Consortium for Political Research

Bibliographic Information

Rewards at the top : a comparative study of high public office

edited by Christopher Hood and B. Guy Peters

（Sage modern politics series, v. 33）

Sage Publications, 1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research/ECPR

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume examines how those at the top in public life are rewarded. Contributors look at contemporary experience in Europe and the United States and examine: How much public officials are paid in different countries; who decides their reward and how they decide; how reward structures interact with career patterns; and how variations are to be explained. Rewards at the Top provides a thorough and comprehensive analysis of this important topic and makes fascinating reading.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE RHPO PROBLEM Understanding RHPOs - Christopher Hood and B Guy Peters Mountain Tops or Iceberg Tips? - Christopher Hood and Sonia Lambert with associate authors Some Comparative Data on RHPOs PART TWO: LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE? The UK - Christopher Hood Denmark - J[sl]orgen Gr[sl]onnegaard Christensen Institutional Constraint and the Advancement of Individual Self-Interest in HPO PART THREE: TRANSPARENCY AND THE CUMUL DES MANDATES France - Luc Rouban Political Argument and Institutional Change Belguim - Marleen Brans Public Office and Private Rewards PART FOUR:GOING AGAINST THE CULTURAL GRAIN Sweden - Maivor Sj[um]olund Norway PART FIVE - Per Laegreid SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, VARYING OUTCOMES The United States - Desmond King and B Guy Peters Germany - Hans-Ulrich Derlien The Structure and Dynamics of the Reward System for Bureaucratic and Political Elites Switzerland - Ulrich Kl[um]oti Serving the State and Maximizing Income PART SIX: BEYOND THE NATIONAL LEVEL Paying the Top People In Europe - Edward C Page and Linda Wouters PART SEVEN: RHPO IN PERSPECTIVE Conclusion - B Guy Peters and Christopher Hood What Have We Learned?

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Details

• NCID: BA22927956
• ISBN:
  • 0803977425
• LCCN: 93087241
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 242 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JF1661
  • DC20 : 331.2/8135
  • DC20 : 350.0074
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Public officers -- Salaries, etc
  • LCSH : Civil service -- Salaries, etc
  • LCSH : Government executives -- Salaries, etc
  • LCSH : Comparative government
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00392389