The Government-Industrial Complex: The True Size of the Federal Government, 1984

Description: The Government-Industrial Complex by Paul C. Light Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The Government-Industrial Complex analyzes the federal governments blended workforce of 9 million civil service, contract, and grant employees. Noted Government reform expert Paul Light explores the history of this blended workforce, explains its rise from Reagan to Trump, and outlines a process for promoting accountability across the government-industrial divide. Publisher Description In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "military-industrial complex" so powerful that it threatened to warp Americas political institutions and economy. However, the military was not the only part of a blended government workforce that was growing by leaps and bounds. Over the next half century, the true size of the federal government expanded in almost every department and agency as it came to depend on 7-9million federal, contract, and grant employees to faithfully execute the laws. In The Government-Industrial Complex, public management expert Paul Light not only traces the expansionof the federal governments workforce over the past few decades, but also explains why it has taken the shape that it has. In marked contrast to governments in other wealthy countries, Americas relies heavily on contract and grant employees to deliver goods and services even as the number of federal employees has held steady for seventy years. Light traces the rise of this government-industrial complex and asks whether and how the nation can be sure that the right people are in the right jobsto assure maximum performance for the public good. To do this, he offers short histories of the roles of various presidents and the impacts of war and economic crisis on the changing size ofgovernment. He also highlights the Trump administrations early strategies on downsizing and deconstructing government.Light emphasizes that achieving the right balance between public and private responsibilities is the key to making government both more efficient and more responsive. Comprehensive and pointed, this is a landmark account of the true nature and scope of national governance in the United States. Author Biography Paul C. Light is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York Universitys Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service as well as a nonresident senior fellow at the Volcker Alliance and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Before joining NYU, he was vice president and director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution, Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow, and founding director of its Center for Public Service.He has held teaching posts at the University of Virginia, University of Minnesota, and Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was also senior adviser to the U.S. Senate Governmental AffairsCommittee from 1987-1989, associate dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University ofMinnesota from 1989-1994, director of the public policy grant program at the Pew Charitable Trusts from 1995-1998. Light has written 25 books, including four national award winners, and is a recognized expert on government reform, legislative history, social innovation, and government by investigation. Details ISBN 0190851791 ISBN-13 9780190851798 Title The Government-Industrial Complex Author Paul C. Light Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 256 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:119982238; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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