Capitol Investments
Subtitle: The Marketability of Political Skills (Economics, Cognition, and Society)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: August 28, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780472070374
Subjects: Economics - General; Public Policy - General; Political Science / Public Policy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations
Description: "What would you do if, they very day you were hired, you knew you could be unemployed in as little as two years? You'd seek opportunities in your current job to develop a portfolio of skills and contacts in order to make yourself more attractive to future employers. Representatives and senators think about their jobs in Congress in this way, according to [author] ... [book title] offers a sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skills. It suggests that an awareness of the trade in human capital shapes an officeholder's actions as much as the desire to win another election."--Book jacket.