Title The Federal civil service system and the problem of bureaucracy : the economics and politics of institutional change / Ronald N. Johnson and Gary D. Libecap

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 229 pages) Series NBER series on long-term factors in economic development NBER series on long-term factors in economic development. Contents 7. The Implicantions of a Protected Bureaucracy8. The Economics and Politics of Institutional Change in the Political Arena; Appendix A: Appendix to Chapter 2; Appendix B: Appendix to Chapter 3; Appendix C: Appendix to Chapter 5; Appendix D: Appendix to Chapter 6; References; Index Summary The call to "reinvent government"?to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States?resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and economic forces that have shaped the American civil service system from its beginnings in 1883 through today, the authors of this volume explain why, despite attempts at an overhaul, significant change in the bureaucracy remains a formidable challenge Analysis Civil service Personnel United States Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index Notes Print version record Subject Civil service -- United States -- History Bureaucracy -- United States -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration. Bureaucracy Civil service United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Libecap, Gary D. ISBN 9780226401775 0226401774 9780226401713 0226401715

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