Government against itself : how public employee unions weaken America's government and economy / Daniel DiSalvo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DiSalvo, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government employee unions--United States.

Government employee unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Daniel DiSalvo contends that the power of public sector unions is too often inimical to the public interest"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction. The Battle over Collective Bargaining in Government

Chapter 1. Government Unions: Democracy, Equity, Efficiency, and Purpose

Chapter 2. The Unseen Rights Revolution

Chapter 3. Electing Your Own Boss

Chapter 4. Distorting Direct Democracy

Chapter 5. Government Lobbies Itself

Chapter 6. Public Employee Compensation and the Costs of Government

Chapter 7. Spending More, Getting Less

Chapter 8. Shelter from the Storm

Chapter 9. A Day of Reckoning?.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-999076-X

0-19-999075-1

OCLC:

896848081