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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 494
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
In no department is the contrast greater between the old world and the new than in municipal government. In the former the families reside for generations in the place of birth with increasing devotion to the town and all its surroundings. A father achieving the mayorship stimulates the son to aspire to it. That invaluable asset, city pride, is created, culminating in romantic attachment to native places. Councilorships are sought that each in his day and generation may be of some service to the town. To the best citizens this is a creditable object of ambition. Few, indeed, look beyond it--membership in Parliament being practically reserved for men of fortune, involving as it does residence in London without compensation. This latter, however, is soon to be changed and Britain follow the universal practice of paying legislators for service rendered. [In 1908; since realized; four hundred pounds is now paid.]
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卡内基对比新旧世界市政：旧世界家族世代居住，对家乡忠诚日增，父亲当市长激励儿子，城市自豪感催生浪漫依恋，议员职位被视为服务家乡的光荣，少有人觊觎议会席位，因需驻伦敦且无薪。但1908年起英国将改行给议员发薪。这说明地方治理的质量与居民归属感、荣誉感紧密相关。当人们把服务地方视为荣誉而非跳板，市政会更清廉有效。今天可思考如何培养本地认同，让优秀人才愿意投身社区事务。
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卡内基在自传中比较英美市政，当时英国议员无薪，1908年改革后发薪。
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