Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective
Системы государственной службы в сравнительной перспективе
1987-07-01
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Preface 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Civil Service SystemsNHans A. G. M. Bekke, James L. Perry, and Theo A. J. Toonen Part I: Theory and Data 2. Theory and MethodologyNB. Guy Peters 3. Data Requirements and AvailabilityNEugene B. McGregor, Jr. and Paul Solano Part II: History and Structure 4. The Evolution of Civil Service SystemsNJos C. N. Raadschelders and Mark R. Rutgers 5. Internal Labor MarketsNLois Recascino Wise 6. Civil Servants and RepresentativenessNFrits M. van der Meer and Renk L. J. Roborgh Part III: Context 7. Politicization as a Civil Service DilemmaNWilliam P. Hojnacki 8. Social Control of Civil Service SystemsNMichael Hill and Desi Gillespie 9. Public Opinion Towards the Civil ServiceNHal G. Rainey Part IV: Configurations 10. Configurations of Civil Service SystemsNFarrel Heady 11. Analyzing Fields of Change: Civil Service Systems in developing CountriesNE. Philip Morgan Part V. Change and Transformation 12. External Stress and Internal Strains: The Reform Agenda for National Civil Service SystemsNPatricia W. Ingraham 13. Exploring Variations in 1980s Public Management ReformNChristopher Hood 14. The Diffusion of Civil Service ReformNJohn Halligan 15. Conclusion: Assessment of Progress and a Research AgendaNHans A. G. M. Bekke, James L. Perry, and Theo A. J. Toonen
Key Findings
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Data requirements and availability for comparative study of civil service systems are identified as critical methodological concerns.
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External social control, public opinion, and contextual factors shape civil service design and performance.
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Historical evolution and internal structures (including internal labor markets) are central to understanding contemporary civil service systems.
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Public management reforms in the 1980s and the diffusion of civil service reform are examined as drivers of transformation in national systems.
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Representativeness of civil servants and the politicization of civil service are highlighted as key dilemmas affecting system legitimacy and functioning.
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The book identifies distinct configurations of civil service systems and analyzes patterns of change, especially in developing countries.
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The concluding assessment synthesizes progress and sets a research agenda for future comparative civil service scholarship.
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The volume provides a comprehensive comparative framework for conceptualizing civil service systems across multiple theoretical and empirical perspectives.
Research Object
National civil service systems (comparative study across countries)
Research Subject
The structure, evolution, configurations, politicization, social control, representativeness, reform dynamics and diffusion—that is, the comparative analysis of characteristics, historical development, contextual drivers, and reform processes of civil service systems
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