Author: Robert W. Hartman

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 136

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Hartman believes that holding down Federal pay and benefits not only fails to deal with the real problems of the federal compensation system but also could lead to a serious decline in the quality of the Federal work force. He explains the present systems, pointing out the problems and inequities they have created. Hartman proposes ways to reform both the Federal pay and retirement systems so that they will more nearly resemble their private sector counterparts and be less costly to the taxpayer in the long run. He argues that only by taking the long-term view and making a sharp break with past practice can policymakers hope to solve the basic problems. ISBN 0-8157-3496-4 : $18.95; ISBN 0-8157-3495-6 (pbk.) : $7.95.