Paul Johnston tells the stories of four groups of workers, two in local government and two in
the private sector. He examines complex patterns of difference related to gender, race …

This timely and important book, which won a special citation from the American Political
Science Association's Urban Affairs Section for its" major theoretical development," analyzes …

Who governs America's cities: organized interests or mass publics? Though recent
scholarship finds that local governments enact policies that align with citizens' preferences …

Using 1980 data for a large sample of US cities, the author reexamines recent empirical
findings of a positive association between public sector unionization and municipal …

Empirical evidence is collected and discussed regarding the influence of public bureaucrats
on government sector outcome in their capacity as consumer-voters. It is necessary to …

Researchers have argued that the creation of citizen oversight often involves debate
between those that support its use and the police which do not. Police unions, for example …

Analyzes the impact of collective bargaining on the supplemental compensation of
employees in large police departments across the nation. Suggests that collective …

The need to limit the size of government is a consistent theme in contemporary research.
Most, if not all, of our theoretical insights into restraining the size of government rest on the …

Collective bargaining between police management and unions is an important process that
determines many aspects of police work, particularly the monetary benefits for line officers …

Cet ouvrage est la traduction et l'adaptation francophone de La référence des ouvrages sur
l'analyse économique des décisions publiques. Il en présente de manière synthétique et …