Politicization of the Civil Service in Comparative Perspective The Quest for Control

This book addresses an important issue and debate in public administration: the politicization of civil service systems and personnel. Using a comparative framework the authors address issues such as compensation, appointments made from outside the civil service system, anonymity, partisanship and systems used to handle appointees of prior administrations in the US, Canada, Germany, France, Britain, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece.Peters, B. Guy is the author of 'Politicization of the Civil Service in Comparative Perspective The Quest for Control' with ISBN 9780415700252 and ISBN 0415700256.