Government Grief - How to Help Your Small Business Survive Mindless Regulation, Political Corruption, and Red Tape (Hardcover)

This book provides an effective antidote to the small business owner's frustration with government, demonstrating how to cut through regulations, red tape, and political corruption. Even as the American economy has slumped and every institution-private, municipal, and federal-strives to cut costs, government continues to grow more complex, intrusive, and expensive. Small businesses already bear a disproportionate share of regulatory costs and suffer more than large competitors when corruption distorts local markets. This situation will soon get worse: looming federal health care as well as environmental and financial mandates will push vast new oversight responsibilities into the states-and onto businesses' backs. Amy H. Handlin applies her 20 years' experience in state government and politics to provide this practical, results-oriented guide that teaches how to successfully navigate the jungle of overlapping federal, state, and municipal rules-skills that will become more essential as regulations balloon. Readers will learn how government works, get insight into the mindset of bureaucrats and politicians, and discover specific, nuts-and-bolts strategies for dealing with even the most unwelcoming, recalcitrant, or even dishonest officials. Provides model advocacy materials Includes end-of-chapter summaries that reinforce key concepts Presents vignettes dubbed "Tales from the Dark Side" that portray the worst in government bungling and help reinforce points in the text Contains a glossary clarifying common bureaucratic and political jargon

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Amy Handlin
Dimensions:	243 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	201
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-39259-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Small businesses & self-employed Books > Money & Finance > General
LSN:	0-313-39259-5
Barcode:	9780313392597

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