Since the mid-1970s, total revenues (national plus state plus local) have declined while costs have increased, leading to increased competition among governments, deficit spending, and “cutback management.”

The trend since the 1980s toward increasing reliance on non-governmental firms to provide public services is called:

A. comparable worth. B. management by objectives. C. program termination. D. privatization.

In recent years, state and local governments have started to recognize the need to offer more flexible policies that allow employees to better balance the responsibilities of work and family

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.