The Foundation of Merit: Public Service in American Democracy

(Part of the Interpreting American Politics Series)

by Patricia W. Ingraham

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The first systematic examination of the federal civil service in nearly forty years, The Foundation of Merit analyzes the historical development of the civil service in the context of the political and democratic environment that is central to its effectiveness and legitimacy. Patricia Ingraham describes theincremental and disjointed growth of the federal civil service and explains how, and why, it came to be a system with control in the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801851122

ISBN13:9780801851124

Release Date:November 1995

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Communication Policy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Administration Public Affairs & Policy

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