About the Book: Who is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
The government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against,
rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. Its also our shared resource for addressing
the biggest problems of society. And its made up of people, mostly unrecognized
and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to
everyone.
Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an
interesting job for the government and write about them. The stories they found
are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted
to making mine roofs less likely