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UNINA9910972745103321 |
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Autore |
Johnson Ronald N |
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The federal civil service system and the problem of bureaucracy : the economics and politics of institutional change / / Ronald N. Johnson and Gary D. Libecap |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994 |
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9786611223694 |
9781281223692 |
1281223697 |
9780226401775 |
0226401774 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 pages) |
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Collana |
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NBER series on long-term factors in economic development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bureaucracy - United States - History |
Civil service - United States - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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