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- catalog abstract ""This 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. But, 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. In 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11274864.
- catalog coverage "United States Officials and employees.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""This 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. But, 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.".
- catalog description "In 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.".
- catalog description "The illusion of smallness -- The true size of government -- The politics of illusion -- The tools for staying small -- The tools for sorting out -- Managing a government that looks smaller and delivers more.".
- catalog extent "xii, 238 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0815752652 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0815752660 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution,".
- catalog spatial "United States Officials and employees.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "352.6/3/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Civil service United States.".
- catalog subject "Government consultants United States.".
- catalog subject "JK692 .L54 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "The illusion of smallness -- The true size of government -- The politics of illusion -- The tools for staying small -- The tools for sorting out -- Managing a government that looks smaller and delivers more.".
- catalog title "The true size of government / Paul C. Light.".
- catalog type "text".