
The True Size of Government
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- 1 The Illusion of Smallness
- Counting Heads
- Estimating the True Size of Government
- Overview of the Book
- 2 The True Size of Government
- Comparing Apples to Apples
- Exploring the Shadow of Government
- Conclusion
- 3 The Politics of Illusion
- The Market for Smallness
- Presidential Incentives
- Congressional Incentives
- Party Incentives
- Civil Service Incentives
- Conclusion
- 4 The Tools for Staying Small
- A History of Head Counts
- The Big Chill
- The Consequence of Counting Heads
- Conclusion
- 5 The Tools for Sorting Out
- How Presidents Manage Head Counts
- The Definitional Tangle
- Sorting the Shadows
- Sorting by Competency
- Conclusion
- 6 Managing a Government that Looks Smaller and Delivers More
- A Brief Review
- Illusions upon Illusions
- Managing the New Public Service
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- A. Estimated Gains and Losses in the Shadows of Government, 1984-96
- B. Public Opinion toward Government Reform
- C. Head Count Ceilings, Freezes, and Thaws, 1940-97
- Notes
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
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