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The Federal Civil Service: The Demise of an Institution
Author(s) -
Thompson James R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00609.x
Subject(s) - demise , civil service , institution , service (business) , public administration , political science , law , business , public service , marketing
Recent changes in federal personnel practices, ostensibly for the purpose of “performance,” serve to deprive the civil service of its moral content and hence to undermine its viability as an institution.