Classics of Public Personnel Policy
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Book Description
In this revised and expanded reader, Thompson brings 30 classic articles and book chapter reprints together under one cover--giving students a grounding in the history, development, and current status of public personnel policy in the United States. In addition to discussion of hot topics, Thompson includes such important primary source materials as the Pendleton Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1972, the Volcker Commission's Leadership for Governance findings, and key Supreme Court decisions. Enhanced by the editor's extensively revised section introductions, these readings give students a sense of the rich historical legacy of the field while casting light on contemporary issues and policy dilemmas.
About the Author
Frank J. Thompson is Dean of Rockefeller College at the State University of New York at Albany. He has published extensively on issues of health policy, policy implementation, public personnel policy, and administrative politics. His books include PERSONNEL POLICY IN THE CITY; HEALTH POLICY AND THE BUREAUCRACY; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: CHALLENGES, CHOICES, AND CONSEQUENCES; REVITALIZING STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE, and most recently, MEDICAID AND DEVOLUTION: A VIEW FROM THE STATES (co-editor and contributor). Thompson is former president of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and has held offices in other professional associations. He has worked for the city of Oakland, California, and was a fellow with the U.S. Public Health Service. He has also served as consultant to various government agencies, as Executive Director of the National Commission on the State and Local Public Service, and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago and his M.A. and Ph.D. in that discipline from the University of California, Berkeley.
Classics of Public Personnel Policy,Frank J. Thompson,Wadsworth Publishing,0155062786,Civil service,Government - U.S. Government,Personnel management,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Public Affairs & Administration,Public Policy - General,Reference,United States,Central government,Personnel & human resources management,Political Science / General
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