The Warping of Government Work

by John D. Donahue

Book Overview

Government has become a refuge, and a relic, of America's crumbling middle-class economy. As the public and private worlds of work have veered in different directions, the gaps between them are warping government work in unintended ways.

Three decades of economic turbulence have rendered American workplaces more demanding and less secure, more rewarding for high-end workers and punishing for workers without advanced skills. This workplace...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674027884
• ISBN13: 9780674027886
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"