Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective

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Pub. Date: 1996-06-01
Publisher(s): Indiana Univ Pr
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Table of Contents

Preface
"Introduction: Conceptualizing Civil Service Systemsp. 1
Theory and Methodologyp. 13
Data Requirements and Availabilityp. 42
The Evolution of Civil Service Systemsp. 67
Internal Labor Marketsp. 100
Civil Servants and Representativenessp. 119
Politicization as a Civil Service Dilemmap. 137
Social Control of Civil Service Systemsp. 165
Public Opinion toward the Civil Servicep. 180
Configurations of Civil Service Systemsp. 207
Analyzing Fields of Change: Civil Service Systems in Developing Countriesp. 227
The Reform Agenda for National Civil Service Systems: External Stress and Internal Strainsp. 247
Exploring Variations in Public Management Reform of the 1980sp. 268
The Diffusion of Civil Service Reformp. 288
Conclusion: Assessment of Progress and a Research Agendap. 318
Contributorsp. 333
Indexp. 337
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