Civil Service Reform in the States

J. Edward Kellough is Associate Professor and Director of the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Public Administration at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Numerical Goals and Timetables: An Impact Assessment. Lloyd G. Nigro is Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at Georgia State University and the coauthor (with Felix A. Nigro) of The New Public Personnel Administration, Fifth Edition.

"…this book will appeal to public policy-makers, practitioners, and students alike." — Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives"This book intersects with a broad range of important empirical and normative questions in public administration and management. The authors correctly understand the importance of reform and understand that states provide wonderful laboratories for us to learn about the implications of a range of reform measures." — Frank J. Thompson, editor of Classics of Public Personnel Policy, Third Edition

• Introduction Personnel Policy and Public Management: The Critical Link J. Edward Kellough and Lloyd G. Nigro Part One: Civil Service Reform in the States: Process and Context 1. Social Values and Civil Service Systems in the United States Donald E. Klingner 2. Reform Trends at the Federal Level with Implications for the States: The Pursuit of Flexibility and the Human Capital Movement Hal G. Rainey 3. Classifying and Exploring Reforms in State Personnel Systems Sally Coleman Selden 4. The Labor Perspective on Civil Service Reform in the States Richard C. Kearney 5. Public Employment Reforms and Constitutional Due Process Stefanie A. Lindquist and Stephen E. Condrey Part Two: The Experiences of Selected States 6. Civil Service Reform in Georgia: A View from the Trenches Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough 7. Florida’s Service First: Radical Reform in the Sunshine State James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Sally C. Gertz 8. South Carolina’s Human Resource Management System: The Model for States with Decentralized Personnel Structures Steven W. Hays, Chris Byrd, and Samuel L. Wilkins 9. The Decentralized and Deregulated Approach to State Human Resources Management in Texas Jerrell D. Coggburn 10. Human Resources Reform in Arizona—A Mixed Picture N. Joseph Cayer and Charles H. Kime 11. Prospects for Civil Service Reform in California: A Triumph of Technique Over Purpose? Katherine C. Naff 12. Wisconsin State Government: Reforming Human Resources Management While Retaining Merit Principles and Cooperative Labor Relations Peter D. Fox and Robert J. Lavigna 13. Civil Service Reform in New York State: A Quiet Revolution Norma M. Riccucci 14. The States and Civil Service Reform: Some Lessons Learned and Future Prospects Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough List of Contributors Index