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100			_aSundell, Anders
245			_aAre formal civil service examinations the most meritocratic way to recruit civil servants? not in all countries
260			_c2014
300			_ap.440-457.
520			_aRecruitment to the civil service is, in order to prevent patronage, often centralized and based on performance in competitive examinations. This approach, albeit slow and occasionally cumbersome, is generally assumed to be the most meritocratic method of recruitment. However, while some applicants may have skills suited for a specific position, they may not perform best in a general examination. As long as the system is not abused, a more flexible recruitment process based on, for example, interviews and CV screening, may be more meritocratic. It is therefore necessary to weigh the risk of abuse against the potential gains from more flexibility. Formal civil service examinations are hypothesized in this articleto be the most meritocratic way to recruit civil servants only in countries where the risk for patronage is high. Analysis of a dataset describing the structures and characteristics of bureaucracies worldwide lends support to the hypothesis. - Reproduced.
650			_aRecruitment
650			_aCivil service
773			_aPublic Administration
908			_aN
909			_a105124
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