Jobs for the boys [electronic resource] : patronage and the state in comparative perspective / Merilee S. Grindle.

9780674065185 electronic book
9780674065703

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.

English

1 online resource (xiv, 316 p.) : ill.

JF1651 .G75 2012eb

324.2/04

"Grindle looks at the histories of public sector reform in six developed countries and compares them with contemporary struggles for reform in four Latin American countries. A historical, case-based approach allows her to take into account contextual differences between countries as well as to identify cycles that govern reform across the board. As a rule, she finds, transition to merit-based systems involves years and sometimes decades of conflict and compromise with supporters of patronage, as new systems of public service are politically constructed. Becoming aware of the limitations of public sector reform, Grindle hopes, will temper expectations for institutional change now being undertaken." -- Provided by publisher.

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