Printed for the use of the Joint EconpnUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MAY 3 i 1967 BERKELEY For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 · Price 75 cents JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE (Created pursuant to sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.) WILLIAM PROXMIRE, Wisconsin, Chairman WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas, Vice Chairman HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama RICHARD BOLLING, Missouri J. W. FULBRIGHT, Arkansas HALE BOGGS, Louisiana HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri MARTHA W. GRIFFITHS, Michigan ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania JACOB K. JAVITS, New York THOMAS B. CURTIS, Missouri JACK MILLER, Iowa WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, New Jersey LEN B, JORDAN, Idaho DONALD RUMSFELD, Ilinois W. E. BROCK 3D, Tennessee ECONOMISTS GEORGE R. IDEN DANIEL J. EDWARDS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT WILLIAM PROXMIRE, Wisconsin, Chairman HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri MARTHA W. GRIFFITHS, Michigan LEN B. JORDAN, Idaho WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania CHARLES H. PERCY, Illinois THOMAS B. CURTIS, Missouri DONALD RUMSFELD, Illinois II LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAY 2, 1967. To the Members of the Joint Economic Committee: I am transmitting herewith for your use and other members of the Congress and the interested public, selected background material on economy in Government. These data have been prepared especially for hearings of the Subcommittee on Economy in Government scheduled for May 8, 9, 10, and 16, 1967. This study was prepared by Mr. Ray Ward, temporary economic consultant to the subcommittee, and any findings and conclusions herein are the author's and are neither approved nor disapproved by the subcommittee. Sincerely, WILLIAM PROXMIRE, Chairman, Joint Economic Committee. IIT |