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100 _aIngraham, Patricia Wallace
245 _aBuilding bridges over troubled waters: merit as a guide
260 _c2006
300 _ap.486-95.
362 _aJul-Aug
520 _aThe federal civil service has developed in fits and starts, with specific reforms fashioned in reaction to the particular political considerations of a given time. Yet the concept of merit has remained a central, allbeit malleable, sometimes neglected, and perhaps quaint ideal. Reinvention, efficiency, and effectiveness must honor excellence and the notion of public service as a calling. - Reproduced.
650 _aCivil service
773 _aPublic Administration Review
909 _a71247
999 _c71247
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