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The Case Against The Davis-Bacon Act: By Armand Thieblot
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- ISBN
- 9781412849883
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Case Against the Davis-Bacon Act : Fifty-Four Reasons for Repeal
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 292 Pages
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The Davis-Bacon Act is a United States federal law that established the requirement for paying prevailing wages on public works projects. In this book, Armand J. Thieblot argues that it was passed under false pretenses and was based on erroneous economic logic. Yet, it continues to grow in scope and cost. It is attended by a substantial bureaucracy within the Department of Labor that has resisted all efforts at substantive modernization or reform. It is, however, 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 This book provides a compelling list of fifty-four reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act must be repealed. The book deals with the history, purposes, and administrative concepts of prevailing wage laws and provides an overview of the act's administration. It covers the survey and determination process, and delves into the administration of the act. Thieblot summarizes the 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 detail on the conclusions summarized in the main text. Armand Thieblot documents a case against Davis-Bacon that is neither judgmental nor political, but questions whether there is valid public interest in maintaining a federal prevailing wage law. He puts forward a list of compelling reasons why the Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed, one that deserves action beyond simple consideration. This work should be read by all economists, law makers, and government officials.
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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1412849888
ISBN-13
9781412849883
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143550802
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Case Against the Davis-Bacon Act : Fifty-Four Reasons for Repeal
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
292 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Kf3505.C65t448 2013
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"Thieblot. . . argues that the Davis-Bacon Act, first passed in 1931, is now obsolete, and that the use of prevailing wage laws in the construction industry is a waste of money. Familiarity with labor relations terms and concepts is assumed, but no knowledge of complex mathematics or economic modeling is required. The book first deals with the history, purposes, and administrative concepts of prevailing wage laws, and provides an overview of the Davis-Bacon Act's administration. It then goes into greater detail about administration of the act, especially with respect to the prevailingness of job titles or characterization of work, the presumptive singularity of union wage rates by craft and class, and the creation and extension of determination rates. The final chapter summarizes the direct and indirect costs of the act, evaluates counterclaims on the economic impact of Davis-Bacon, and considers compromises short of full repeal." --Book News
Table of Content
Foreword Preface Fifty-four Reasons for Repeal Chapter I: Introduction 1. Davis-Bacon Act before 1935 2. Economic Claims Supporting Construction Wage Protection 3. Racial Animus, 1931 4. Probable Real Impetus for Davis-Bacon 5. The Central Concept--Maintaining the Prevailing Wage 6. The Davis-Bacon Act after 1935 Chapter II: Overview of the Construction Industry and Its Labor Relations 1. Fungible Construction Output 2. Industrial Structure: The Union Pattern 3. Industrial Structure: The Nonunion Pattern 4. Craft Unions in the AFL 5. Semi-Skilled Workers and Helpers 6. Union and Nonunion Wage Rates, and the Union Wage Rate Differential 7. The Total Union Premium 8. Types of Construction Markets Chapter III: Wage Determination Overview 1. Experience with Wage Determinations 2. Overview of Wage Determinations 3. Anatomy of Wage Survey Process 4. Safe Union Territory 5. Arbitrary Divisions among Work Regimes 6. Specialty Work and Worker Surveys Chapter IV: The Helper Experiment 1. The Helper Rate Controversy 2. Summary of DOL's Handling of Helper and Helper-Like Rates 3.DOL's Questionable Implementation of Helper Usein Surveys During the Period of Non-Suspension 4. Summary of the Helper Controversy Chapter V: Mechanics of Wage Surveys 1.Survey Mechanics 2. DOL's Manipulative Mechanics in Surveys, Illustrated by the 2002 Pittsburgh-area Residential Construction Survey Chapter VI: Anatomy of a Wage Determination 1. Illustration from a Current Determination 2. Davis-Bacon Fosters Anomalies 3. Implicit Expansions to Unlisted Rates Chapter VII: Costs, Counterclaims, Compromises, and Conclusions 1. Costs of Davis-Bacon 2. Counterclaims: The Benefits of Davis-Bacon 3. Compromise: Why Solutions Short of Repeal Won't Work 4. Conclusions Appendix One: The Davis-Bacon Act Appendix Two: The Construction Industry: Labor Organization and Manpower Use Appendix Three: Proliferating Semi-Skilled Job Titles and the Helper Controversy Appendix Four: Anomalies in Projects Used by DOL in Conducting Wage Survey 94-MD-022 Appendix Five: Mechanics of Wage Determination:The Pennsylvania Example Appendix Six: A Few Anomalies from Current Pennsylvania Determinations Appendix Seven: Excerpts from the Statements of Jeff Lester, Deputy Commissioner, Oklahoma Department of Labor Selected Bibliography
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Constitutional, Public Contract, Sociology / General, Contracts
Lccn
2012-027391
Dewey Decimal
344.7301/21
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Law, Social Science
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