POSC 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: California Proposition 209, Egalitarianism, Civil Rights Act Of 1964
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(tu 9/12/17: public personnel administration and human resource development. Federal government employment ranged from 2. 37 million employees in 1954 to 3. 1 million employees in early 1990s and 2. 7 million in 2014. State and local government employment grew from 4 million in 1951 to 19 million in. Iii: eras of public personnel administration: government by gentlemen (1789-1829) Positions filled with a blend of patronage and merit. Entry limited to gentry -- white, male, educated, landowners: government by the common man (1829-1883) To the victor go the spoils after the election of president andrew jackson in. Establishment credentials were viewed as an affront to ordinary citizens. Strong executive leadership (th 9/14/17: government by the good (1883-1906) Pendleton act ushered in civil service reform after the assassination of president. Self conscious egalitarianism to remove patronage systems. Civil service commission to enforce new rules and regulations. First civil service exams: government by the efficient (1906-1937) Separation of politics from administration (woodrow wilson)
