The staffing function in Illinois state government after Rutan
By: Hamilton David K.
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Public Administration ReviewSummary: How has the staffing function in government changed since the far reaching Rutan decision in 1990? David Hamilton describes the patronage system used by the state of Illinois and analyzes the changes in the staffing function by the state in response to the court decision. He concludes that the state was more concerned with ensuring compliance than with promoting and improved staffing function. The result has been to replace a centralized partonage system with a centralized bureaucratic system. Finally, Hamilton draws lessons from Illionois' response which may be useful to governments concerned with elimination of partonage. He feels that the Rutan case can result in an improved staffing function if the pro
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How has the staffing function in government changed since the far reaching Rutan decision in 1990? David Hamilton describes the patronage system used by the state of Illinois and analyzes the changes in the staffing function by the state in response to the court decision. He concludes that the state was more concerned with ensuring compliance than with promoting and improved staffing function. The result has been to replace a centralized partonage system with a centralized bureaucratic system. Finally, Hamilton draws lessons from Illionois' response which may be useful to governments concerned with elimination of partonage. He feels that the Rutan case can result in an improved staffing function if the pro
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