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005			20131008125825.0
007			Paper bound
008			981222s1999 dcua erb 001 0 eng
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040			_aDLC _cDLC _dOrLoB-B
082	0	0	_a352.630973 _222 _bLI-T
100	1		_aLight, Paul Charles _946811
245	1	4	_aTrue size of government
260			_aWashington _bBrookings Institution Press _c1999
300			_axii,238 p. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tThe Illusion of Smallness -- _g2. _tThe True Size of Government -- _g3. _tThe Politics of Illusion -- _g4. _tThe Tools for Staying Small -- _g5. _tThe Tools for Sorting Out -- _g6. _tManaging a Government that Looks Smaller and Delivers More -- _gApp. A. _tEstimated Gains and Losses in the Shadows of Government, 1984-96 -- _gApp. B. _tPublic Opinion toward Government Reform -- _gApp. C. _tHead Count Ceilings, Freezes, and Thaws, 1940-97.
520			_aThis book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people work for the federal government anyway? Congress and the president almost always answer the question by counting the number of full-time civil servants, which totaled 1.9 million when President Clinton declared the era of big government over in 1996.
520	8		_aBut, according to Paul Light, the true head count that year was nearly nine times higher than the official numbers, with about 17 million people delivering goods and services on the government's behalf. Most of those employees are part of what Light calls the "shadow of government" - nonfederal employees working under federal contracts, grants, and mandates to state and local governments.
520	8		_aIn providing the first estimates of the shadow work force, this book explores the reasons why the official size of the federal government has remained so small while the shadow of government has grown so large.
650		0	_aCivil service _zUnited States. _946812
650		0	_aGovernment consultants _zUnited States. _946813
651		0	_aUnited States _xOfficials and employees. _946814
900			_bTOC
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