دانلود کتاب American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System (Public Administration and Public Policy)

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Front cover......Page 1
DEDICATION......Page 10
CONTENTS......Page 12
ABOUT THE EDITORS......Page 18
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 20
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 22
INTRODUCTION......Page 24
PART I: MERIT SYSTEMS IN FLUX......Page 34
CHAPTER 1. CHANGES IN STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS: A NATIONAL SURVEY......Page 36
CHAPTER 2. FRAMING CIVIL SERVICE INNOVATIONS: ASSESSING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS......Page 58
CHAPTER 3. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT: ORIGINS, APPILCATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND EXPANSIONS IN PUBLIC SERVICE......Page 80
PART II: IS PATRONAGE A PROBLEM?......Page 108
CHAPTER 4. BRINGING BACK BOSS TWEED: COULD AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT WORK IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND, IF SO, WHERE?......Page 110
CHAPTER 5. THE DEMONIZATION OF PATRONAGE: FOLK DEVILS AND THE BOSTON GLOBE\'S COVERAGE OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS......Page 134
PART III: STATE CASES OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM......Page 154
CHAPTER 6. ENDING CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTIONS IN FLORIDA GOVERNMENT: EXPERIENCES IN STATE AGENCIES......Page 156
CHAPTER 7. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT: ITS IMPACT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS......Page 184
CHAPTER 8. THE ATTRACTION TO AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT IN UTAH GOVERNMENTS......Page 208
PART IV: FUTURE REFORM ISSUES......Page 226
CHAPTER 9. DISSIN\' THE DEADWOOD OR CODDLING THE INCOMPETENTS? PATTERNS AND ISSUES IN EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL IN THE STATES......Page 228
CHAPTER 10. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT AND RACIAL EQUALITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: THE DEMISE OF A NICHE?......Page 252
CHAPTER 11. FEDERAL LABOR- MANAGEMENT RELATIONS UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH: ENLIGHTENED MANAGEMENT OR POLITICAL RETRIBUTION?......Page 266
INDEX......Page 288
Back cover......Page 298