The promise and paradox of civil service reform

These 14 original essays were prepared by scholars who explicitly use an original public policy focus to examine the 1978 Civil Service reform and its aftermath. Although not neglecting the personnel management aspects of reform, the essays focus on policy design, implementation, and evaluation, as well as on the overall politics of administrative and institutional change. It should be useful to students of public administration, bureaucratic politics, and personnel policy, and to practitioners seeking a broader view of civil service systems.