Government Employment

Download or read book Government Employment and Pay written by Mr.Peter S. Heller and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1983-10-31 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many people are employed by the government? How many are employed by the central government compared with the state and local authorities? How many are employed in public enterprise? How much are they all paid? How much are they paid relative to each other, or relative to the private sector? Such questions interest people in general and economists and policymakers in particular; yet it is remarkable how little information is readily accessible on thes topics.