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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814546403321

Autore

Johnson Ronald N

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1994

ISBN

1-281-22369-7

9786611223694

0-226-40177-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Collana

NBER series on long-term factors in economic development

Altri autori (Persone)

LibecapGary D

Disciplina

353

Soggetti

Bureaucracy - United States - History

Civil service - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The "Problem of Bureaucracy" -- 2. Replacing Political Patronage with Merit: The Roles of the President and the Congress in the Origins of the Federal Civil Service System -- 3. The Continuing Political Conflict over Control of Federal Employees and the Requirement for Further Institutional Change -- 4. The Rise of Federal Employees as an Interest Group: The Early Years -- 5. The Maturation of Federal Employees as an Interest Group -- 6. Explaining the Success of Federal Employees as an Interest Group -- 7. The Implications of a Protected Bureaucracy -- 8. 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.