EROSION AND VARIETY IN PAY FOR HIGH PUBLIC OFFICE

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: PETERS, BG; HOOD, C
• 署名单位: University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.1995.tb00205.x
• 发表日期: 1995
• 关键词: politics

摘要

Two elements have characterized the rewards for public officials in the past two decades. One is the erosion of pay and perquisites in many democratic countries. The other is a continuing variety of rewards, especially when compared to those in the private sector Using data from a variety of OECD countries and the European Union, this article investigates alternative explanations for these two elements. The data is adjusted for purchasing power of the different currencies and then related to the relative wealth of the countries. We find that ideas, interests and institutions all have some explanatory power, but that none is sufficient by itself to explain either variety or erosion in pay across the range of countries. The policy implications of these findings, in terms of both ''how'' and ''how much'' public officials should be paid, are also examined.