Downsizing the federal government: the management of public sector workforce reductions

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Appendices -- List of Acronyms -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Downsizing Strikes the Federal Government -- Government Cutbacks and Retrenchment -- Reinventing Government and Downsizing -- What Was Learned -- Literature Review -- Importance of Downsizing Research -- 2 Selecting Downsizing Agencies for Study -- Theoretical Background -- Initial Theoretical Model -- Research Questions and Propositions -- Research Methodology and Setting -- Agency Site Selections