Background
Parker, Glenn Richard was born on March 5, 1946 in St. Paul. Son of Algernon Richardo and Grace (Raps) Parker.
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Congress and the Rent-Seeking Society by Glenn R. Parker (1996-03-15)
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Congress and the Rent-seeking Society by Glenn R. Parker (1996-01-31)
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Congress and the Rent-Seeking Society
( Skillfully blending historical data with microeconomic ...)
Skillfully blending historical data with microeconomic theory, Glenn Parker argues that the incentives for congressional service have declined over the years, and that with that decline has come a change in the kind of person who seeks to enter Congress. The decline in the attractiveness of Congress is a consequence of congressional careerists and of the growth in the rent-seeking society, a term which describes the efforts of special interests to obtain preferential treatment by using the machinery of government--legislation and regulations. Parker provides a fresh and controversial perspective to the debate surrounding the relative merits of career or amateur politicians. He argues that driving career politicians from office can have pernicious effects on the political system: it places the running of Congress in the hands of amateur politicians, who stand to lose little if they are found engaging in illegal or quasi-legal practices. On the other hand, career legislators risk all they have invested in their long careers in public service if they engage in unsavory practices. As Parker develops this controversial argument, he provides a fresh perspective on the debate surrounding the value of career versus amateur politicians. Little attention has been given to the long-term impact of a rent-seeking society on the evolution of political institutions. Parker examines empirically and finds support for hypotheses that reflect potential symptoms of adverse selection in the composition of Congress: (1) rent-seeking politicians are more inclined than others to manipulate institutional arrangements for financial gain; (2) the rent-seeking milieu of legislators are more likely to engage in rent-seeking activity than earlier generations; (3) and the growth of rent-seeking activity has hastened the departure of career legislators. Glenn R. Parker is Distinguished Research Professor, Florida State University.
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Glenn Richard Parker
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Bachelor in Political Science with distinction, University of Illinois, 1968; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1973; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1970, 71.
Career
Lecturer department political science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972;
from assistant to associate professor department political science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1973-1979;
associate professor department political science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1979-1982;
professor department political science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1982;
professor Policy Sciences Center, Florida State University, 1985-1996;
distinguished research professor, Florida State University, since 1992. Visiting assistant professor department political science Earlham College, spring 1974. Visiting associate professor department political science University of California, Santa Barbara, summer 1978, 79.
Visiting research associate Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason U., spring 1988. Member standing commission on congressional election research National Election Studies, University of Michigan, 1978. Guest scholar The Brookings Institution, 1979-1980.
John Adams Professor in American studies Fulbright Scholar Program, The Netherlands, 1993-1994. Participant and discussant various conferences and seminars in field.
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Congress and the Rent-Seeking Society
( Skillfully blending historical data with microeconomic ...)
- Congress and the Rent-Seeking Society by Glenn R. Parker (1996-03-15)
- Congress and the Rent-seeking Society by Glenn R. Parker (1996-01-31)
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Congress and the Rent-Seeking Society
Membership
Chairman Senator Howard Metzenbaum's primary campaign, Oxford Township, 1974. Consultant government affairs training United States Civil Svc. Commission, 1974-1975, member inter-agency task force on public service briefing programs for political appointees, 1976, associate director government affairs training, 1975-1976.
Consultant commission administrative review United States House Representatives, summer 1977. Fellow American Political Science Association (congressional, chairman legislation studies section 1985-1987, panel discussant/chairman annual meetings, Congressional Quarterly prize for best paper 1987). Western Political Science Association (panel discussant/chairman ann.meetings), American Association for Public Opinion Research (panel discussant/chairman annual meetings), Public Choice Society (co-chairman local arrangements committee annual meeting 1973, panel discussant), Southern Political Science Association (panel discussant/chairman annual meetings), Midwest Political Science Association (panel discussant/chairman).
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Married Suzanne Lee Bore, September 3, 1966. 1 child, Christopher Glenn.
