The politics of civil service reform

the long version

The Politics of Civil Service Reform is a concise exploration of the development and politics of federal civil service reform in the United States from President Washington to President Clinton. The authors situate those reforms in the context of competing political struggles between Congress, the president, and the federal courts to control the federal bureaucracy and define its organization and values. Students and specialists in the field of public administration and American politics will find The Politics of Civil Service Reform informative and insightful.