Jobs for the boys [electronic resource] : patronage and the state in comparative perspective / Merilee S. Grindle.
Grindle, Merilee Serrill.
2012
JF1651 .G75 2012eb
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Title Jobs for the boys [electronic resource] : patronage and the state in comparative perspective / Merilee S. Grindle.
Author Grindle, Merilee Serrill.
ISBN 9780674065185 electronic book
9780674065703
Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 316 p.) : ill.
Call Number JF1651 .G75 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 324.2/04
Summary "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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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.

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