Does Pendleton's Premise Hold in New and Old Democracies Alike? Politicization and Performance in the U.S. and Central and Eastern Europe

<p>Merit-based career civil services are grounded in the idea that government will serve citizens best if its officials are hired based on their human capital and promoted based on their competence, instead of their ties to elected officials. Political appointees, on the other hand are appoint...

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Main Authors: Marius Constantin PROFIROIU, Nicolai PETROVSKY, Edward T. JENNINGS, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes Bolyai University 2012-10-01
Series:Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
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Online Access:https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/77