The History of the United States Civil Service: From the Postwar Years to the Twenty-First Century
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The American State and Its Administration -- 2 From the Foundation of the Republic to WWII: A Brief Overview of the U.S. Civil Service History -- 3 From the Postwar Period to the 1960s: The Role of Federal Bureaucracy between Administrative Reorganization and Development of the Welfare State -- 4 The 1960s and 1970s: Administrative Growth, Pluralization, and Management -- 5 Toward the Neo-managerial Age -- Conclusion: Continuity and Change in the U.S. Federal Civil Service -- Index.