Governments Do Not Generate Profit in the Way Private-Sector Employers

Multiple Choice

Governments do not generate profit in the way private-sector employers do. Therefore, collective bargaining in the public sector is not subject to the same application of economic power as found in the private sector. What takes the place of economic power in public-sector bargaining?

A) strikes and lockouts
B) employee exit/voice
C) mediation-arbitration
D) politics and public opinion