كتاب
The case against the Davis-Bacon act: 54 reasons for repeal
| العنوان: | The case against the Davis-Bacon act: 54 reasons for repeal |
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| المؤلفون: | Thieblot, Armand J. |
| بيانات النشر: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2013. |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| وصف مادي: | xxiii, 267 p. ; 23 cm. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | United States. Davis-Bacon Act., Wages -- Construction workers -- Law and legislation -- United States., Public contracts -- United States. |
| الوصف: | "The Davis-Bacon Act is a United States federal law that established the requirement that prevailing wages must be paid on public works projects. In this book, Armand J. Thieblot argues that the law was passed under false pretenses and based on flawed economic logic. Despite this, the law continues to expand in scope and increase in cost. The act is supported by a substantial bureaucracy within the Department of Labor that has resisted all efforts at substantive modernization or reform. Today, the Davis-Bacon Act is the bedrock upon which stands one of the last bastions of private unionization in the construction industry. This book provides a compelling list of fifty-four separate reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed. Thieblot deals with the history, purposes, and administrative concepts of prevailing wage laws, providing an overview of the act's administration. He covers the survey and determination process, and delves into how the act is administered. Thieblot summarizes its direct and indirect costs, evaluates counterclaims on the economic impact of Davis-Bacon, and considers compromises short of full repeal. Also included are seven appendices that provide full support for the conclusions summarized in the main text. Thieblot documents a case against Davis-Bacon that is neither judgmental nor political, but he does question whether there is compelling public interest in maintaining a federal prevailing wage law. He puts forward a list of reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed, making a convincing case that deserves action and not just simple consideration. This work should be read by all economists, lawmakers, and government officials"--Provided by publisher. |
| ملاحظة حول المحتويات: | Overview of the construction industry and its labor relations -- Wage determination overview -- The helper experiment -- Mechanics of wage surveys -- Anatomy of a wage determination -- Costs, counterclaims, compromises, and conclusions -- Appendix 1. The Davis-Bacon Act -- Appendix 2. The construction industry : labor organization and manpower use -- Appendix 3. Proliferating semi-skilled job titles and the helper controversy -- Appendix 4. Anomalies in projects used by DOL in conducting wage Wage Survey 94-MD-022 -- Appendix 5. Mechanics of wage determination : the Pennsylvania example -- Appendix 6. A few anomalies from current Pennsylvania determinations -- Appendix 7. Excerpts from the statements of Jeff Lester, Deputy Commissioner, Oklahoma Department of Labor. |
| Original Identifier: | (PromptCat)99955304916 ocn798437919 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Book |
| اللغة: | English |
| ردمك: | 978-1-4128-4988-3 1-4128-4988-8 |
| حقوق: | This record is part of the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Library of Congress. |
| ملاحظات: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267) and index. |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edshlc.013791831.3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset |
| ردمك: | 9781412849883 1412849888 |
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