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United States Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public Enterprise - Hardcover

John Tierney

 
9780865691810: United States Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public Enterprise

Synopsis

This detailed, comprehensive volume examines the many problems facing government corporations and their management in general and the Postal Service in particular. Among the topics discussed are the trade-offs between cost control efforts and service performance; rate setting; rate regulation; the impact of new technologies; controversial issues in labor-management negotiations; and the effect of collective bargaining on postal costs and operations. The study also looks at whether the Postal Service is aggressively keeping pace with its major competitors and whether it is successfully meeting the needs of its customers.

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About the Author

JOHN T. TIERNEY is an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Boston College.

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