Reward for high public office : Asian and Pacific rim states /

An examination of rewards of high public office in seven Asian political systems including case studies focusing on Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lee, Grace O. M., Hood, Christopher, 1947-, Peters, B. Guy
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Series:Routledge research in comparative politics ; 3.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=93095
Table of Contents:
  • Alike at the summit? / Christopher Hood [and others]
  • Rewarding comrades at the top in China / John P. Burns
  • Rorts, perks and fat cats: rewards for high public office in Australia / Martin Painter
  • New Zealand-the end of egalitarianism? / Robert Gregory
  • Japan's pattern of rewards for high public office: a cultural perspective / Akira Nakamura and Kosaku Dairokuno
  • The politics of rewards for high public office in Korea / Pan-Suk Kim
  • Hong Kong-institutional inheritance from colony to special administrative region / Grace O.M. lee
  • Paying for the 'best and the brightest': rewards for high public office in Singapore / Jon S.T. Quah
  • The top pay game and good governance-where immodest theories meet slippery facts / Christopher Hood and B. Guy Peters.