Civil service reform in the states : personnel policy and politics at the subnational level / edited by J. Edward Kellough and Lloyd G. Nigro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Personnel policy and public management : the critical link / J. Edward Kellough and Lloyd G. Nigro -- Societal values and civil service systems in the United States / Donald E. Klingner -- Reform trends at the federal level with implications for the states : the pursuit of flexibility and the human capital movement / Hal G. Rainey -- Classifying and exploring reforms in state personnel systems / Sally Coleman Selden -- The labor perspective on civil service reform in the states / Richard C. Kearney -- Public employment reforms and constitutional due process / Stefanie A. Lindquist and Stephen E. Condrey -- Civil service reform in Georgia : a view from the trenches / Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough -- Florida's Service first : radical reform in the sunshine state / James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Sally C. Gertz -- South Carolina's human resource management system : the model for states with decentralized personnel structures / Steven W. Hays, Chris Byrd, and Samuel L. Wilkins -- The decentralized and deregulated approach to state human resources management in Texas / Jerrell D. Coggburn -- Human resources reform in Arizona -- a mixed picture / N. Joseph Cayer and Charles H. Kime -- Prospects for civil service reform in California : a triumph of technique over purpose? / Katherine C. Naff -- Wisconsin state government : reforming human resources management while retaining merit principles and cooperative labor relations / Peter D. Fox and Robert J. Lavigna -- Civil service reform in New York state : a quiet revolution / Norma M. Riccucci -- The states and civil service reform : lessons learned and future prospects / Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough.

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