03832nam 2200673Ia 450 991078451520332120230613165517.01-281-22369-797866112236940-226-40177-410.7208/9780226401775(CKB)1000000000398835(EBL)408528(OCoLC)476229492(SSID)ssj0000153913(PQKBManifestationID)11162725(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153913(PQKBWorkID)10405837(PQKB)10065386(MiAaPQ)EBC408528(DE-B1597)535815(OCoLC)824143761(DE-B1597)9780226401775(Au-PeEL)EBL408528(CaPaEBR)ebr10216979(CaONFJC)MIL122369(EXLCZ)99100000000039883519940428d1994 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe federal civil service system and the problem of bureaucracy the economics and politics of institutional change /Ronald N. Johnson, Gary D. LibecapChicago :University of Chicago Press,1994.1 online resource (242 pages)NBER series on long-term factors in economic developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-40171-5 0-226-40170-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index.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 --IndexThe 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.NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.BureaucracyUnited StatesHistoryCivil serviceUnited StatesHistorybureaucracy, government, reform, civil service, congress, president, merit, political patronage, institutional change, federal employees, interest group, politics, history, economics, nonfiction, labor, workforce, employment, spending, budget, revenue, funding, taxation, senate, administration, management, forms, regulation, economy.BureaucracyHistory.Civil serviceHistory.353Johnson Ronald N290157Libecap Gary D120425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784515203321The federal civil service system and the problem of bureaucracy3829565UNINA