Rewards at the Top: A Comparative Study of High Public Office / Edition 1

by Christopher Hood, B. Guy Peters

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803977426
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/15/1994
Series:	SAGE Modern Politics Series , #33
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.

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?

Editorial Reviews

Scholars of politics and public administration offer 13 studies of the compensations given to high public officials in Europe and the US. They consider how much such people are paid in different countries, who decides the rewards and on what criteria and under what influences, the interaction of reward structures with career patterns, and factors that might explain the difference between countries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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