02012nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10405226 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080122s2008 miua sb 001 0 eng 2008002886 9780472070374 (cloth : alk. paper) 0472070371 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)651662960 n-us--- JK1021 .P364 2008eb 650.14024/32873 22 Parker, Glenn R., 1946- Capitol investments [electronic resource] : the marketability of political skills / Glenn R. Parker. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008. xiv, 199 p. : ill. Economics, cognition, and society Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index. Introduction -- Politicians, institutions, and human capital; or, Becker goes to Washington -- Methodology : data and variables -- Congress as workplace : the production of marketable human capital -- Returns to specialized training : career mobility and grooming lobbyists -- Returns to general training : competitive wages--but at a price -- Summary of findings and implications. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Legislators United States. Politicians United States. Lobbyists United States. Occupational training United States. Career development United States. Human capital Political aspects United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Economics, cognition, and society. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10405226 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 82228 82228