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Author Ingraham, Patricia W.

Title The foundation of merit : public service in American democracy / Patricia Wallace Ingraham.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  350.4 I54F    Check Shelf
Description xxii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Interpreting American politics
Interpreting American politics.
Contents 1. Civil Service Systems and Government: The Critical Links -- 2. The Origins of the Merit System -- 3. The Evolution of the Merit System -- 4. Adding On to the System -- 5. Reforming the System -- 6. Presidential Management Strategies: Political Executives and the Higher Civil Service -- 7. Changing Work, Changing Workforce, Changing Expectations -- 8. Transforming Merit.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-162) and index.
Subject Civil service -- United States -- History.
Bureaucracy -- United States -- History.
Civil service reform -- United States -- History.
Indexed Term Civil service
United States
ISBN 0801851114 hardcover alkaline paper
0801851122 paperback alkaline paper
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