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100			_aDekker, Teun J.
245		0	_aPaying our high public officials _bevaluating the political justifications of top wages in the public sector
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c2013
300			_a224 p. ; 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.
520			_aIn almost every liberal democratic society, an issue that is a topic of constant and passionate public discussion is how much that country?s ministers, legislators, senior civil servants, and senior judges should be paid. Nor is this surprising; the issue has considerable voyeuristic appeal, particular democratic significance, and important ramifications for the functioning of the public sector as a whole. However, like most political debates, these discussions tend to be messy, fragmented, and full of unverified assertions and spurious appeals to populist sentiment. It is hardly surprising that those discussions rarely succeed in putting the matter to rest.
650			_aPublic officers.
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