| Description |
1 online resource (298 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: MERIT SYSTEMS IN FLUX; CHAPTER 1. CHANGES IN STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS: A NATIONAL SURVEY; CHAPTER 2. FRAMING CIVIL SERVICE INNOVATIONS: ASSESSING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS; CHAPTER 3. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT: ORIGINS, APPILCATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND EXPANSIONS IN PUBLIC SERVICE; PART II: IS PATRONAGE A PROBLEM?; CHAPTER 4. BRINGING BACK BOSS TWEED: COULD AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT WORK IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND, IF SO, WHERE? |
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CHAPTER 5. THE DEMONIZATION OF PATRONAGE: FOLK DEVILS AND THE BOSTON GLOBE'S COVERAGE OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKSPART III: STATE CASES OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM; CHAPTER 6. ENDING CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTIONS IN FLORIDA GOVERNMENT: EXPERIENCES IN STATE AGENCIES; CHAPTER 7. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT: ITS IMPACT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS; CHAPTER 8. THE ATTRACTION TO AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT IN UTAH GOVERNMENTS; PART IV: FUTURE REFORM ISSUES; CHAPTER 9. DISSIN' THE DEADWOOD OR |
| Summary |
American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System provides a collection of papers that examine the innovations, strategies, and issues found in the contemporary civil service reform debate. Offering diverse perspectives from expert contributors, this book presents reforms from across the country and interprets data. It addresses the question of whether the relaxation of civil service protections against partisan intrusion will result in corruption. It includes examples of ongoing change and explores controversies over civil service that have implications in reform. Representing the |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780849305412 |
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0849305411 |
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