State government "little hatch acts" in an era of civil service reform: The state of the nation

James S. Bowman; Jonathan P. West

doi:10.1177/0734371X08320409

State government "little hatch acts" in an era of civil service reform: The state of the nation

James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West

Political Science

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Abstract

The defining characteristic of modern public serviceĝ€" insulation of civil servants from political manipulation and protection of the public from partisan administration of the lawĝ€"is undergoing change as a result of contemporary civil service reform. It is in this context that ĝ€littleĝ€ state Hatch Acts, laws modeled after the 1939 federal statute, are examined. This exploratory analysis reports survey and interview data from officials charged with implementing their state's law to gauge its effectiveness in today's reform era. After a review of the literature and a description of the methodology, the findings are presented, followed by a discussion of their implications for the future.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-40
Number of pages	21
Journal	Review of Public Personnel Administration
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X08320409
State	Published - Mar 1 2009

Keywords

Civil service reform
Hatch Act
Partisan politics
State government

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Public Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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