Small-business revolt - new book, 'Meltdown on Main Street: Why Small Business Is Leading the Revolution Against Big Government' by Richard L. Lesher is available - Brief Article

Nation's Business, July, 1996

A new book by Richard L. Lesher, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recounts the political revolt by small-business people that produced the pro-business Republican congressional majority in the 1994 elections. The book examines the reasons behind the turnabout, particularly the increased role of government in regulating the workplace.

Meltdown on Main Street: Why Small Business Is Leading the Revolution Against Big Government (Dutton, $22.95) is available in bookstores nationwide, or it can be obtained by calling the publisher at 1-800-253-6476.