Patronage in Illinois: The political subjugation of public administration

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-165

  Hamilton, David K ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil service reform; Government corruption; Patronage; Personnel administration; Staffing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952537117     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X09360851     Document Type: Article

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