Jobs for the boys [electronic resource] : patronage and the state in comparative perspective / Merilee S. Grindle.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012Description: xiv, 316 p. : illISBN: 9780674065185 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Civil service -- Case studies | Public officers -- Selection and appointment -- Case studies | Patronage, Political -- Case studies | Civil service reform -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.2/04 LOC classification: JF1651 | .G75 2012Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Weber's ghost -- A system for all seasons -- Politics in the construction of reform -- Apres reform: deconstruction and reconstruction -- Latin America: patterns of patronage and politics -- Roots and branches -- Crafting reform: elite projects and political moments -- Ambiguous futures: the politics of implementation -- Conclusion: the politics of institutional creation and re-creation.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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