AGAINST THE PROFIT MOTIVE (Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference)
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| Management number | 233560859 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$16.38 | Model Number | 233560859 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0300194757 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0300194753 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Dimensions | 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.75 pounds |
| Print length | 568 pages |
| Part of series | Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference |
| Publication date | October 22, 2013 |
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