1st Edition
American Public Service Radical Reform and the Merit System
296 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
296 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Understanding the effects of radical change on public personnel systems is critically important both now and in the future to all those interested in the quality of American democracy. Civil service reform is occurring at all levels of government both in the United States and abroad. American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System is a collection of papers that examine the... Read more
Changes in State Civil Service Systems: A National Survey; Steven W. Hays and Jessica E. Sowa
Framing Civil Service Innovations: Assessing State and Local Government Reforms; R. Paul Battaglio, Jr. and Stephen E. Condrey
At-Will Employment: Origins, Applications, Exceptions, and Expansions in Public Service; Sally C. Gertz
Bringing Back Boss Tweed? Could At-Will Employment Work in State Government and, If So, Where?; Robert Maranto and Jeremy Johnson
The Demonization of Patronage: Folk Devils and the Boston Globe’s Coverage of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Domonic A. Bearfield
Ending Civil Service Protections in Florida Government: Experiences in State Agencies; James S. Bowman and Jonathan P. West:
At-Will Employment in Government: Its Impact in the State of Texas; Jerrell D. Coggburn
The Attraction to At-Will Employment in Utah Governments; Richard Green
Dissin’ the Deadwood or Coddling the Incompetents? Patterns and Issues in Employee Discipline and Dismissal in the States; Richard C. Elling and Lyke Thompson
At-Will Employment and Racial Equality in the Public Sector: The Demise of a Niche?; George Wilson
Federal Labor-Management Relations Under George W. Bush: Enlightened Management or Political Retribution?; James R. Thompson
Framing Civil Service Innovations: Assessing State and Local Government Reforms; R. Paul Battaglio, Jr. and Stephen E. Condrey
At-Will Employment: Origins, Applications, Exceptions, and Expansions in Public Service; Sally C. Gertz
Bringing Back Boss Tweed? Could At-Will Employment Work in State Government and, If So, Where?; Robert Maranto and Jeremy Johnson
The Demonization of Patronage: Folk Devils and the Boston Globe’s Coverage of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Domonic A. Bearfield
Ending Civil Service Protections in Florida Government: Experiences in State Agencies; James S. Bowman and Jonathan P. West:
At-Will Employment in Government: Its Impact in the State of Texas; Jerrell D. Coggburn
The Attraction to At-Will Employment in Utah Governments; Richard Green
Dissin’ the Deadwood or Coddling the Incompetents? Patterns and Issues in Employee Discipline and Dismissal in the States; Richard C. Elling and Lyke Thompson
At-Will Employment and Racial Equality in the Public Sector: The Demise of a Niche?; George Wilson
Federal Labor-Management Relations Under George W. Bush: Enlightened Management or Political Retribution?; James R. Thompson
Biography
James S Dowman, Jonathan P West, Jack Rabin, Jerrell D Coggburn, Jessica E. Sowa, Steven Hayes
“Until now, however, no single reference has offered a comprehensive, empirical selection of the latest work on radical reform and the merit system. …a fresh examination of the innovations, strategies, and issues found in the contemporary civil service reform debate.”
www.SirReadaLot.org, December Issue, 2006
