Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The “Problem of Bureaucracy” 1
5. 2. Replacing Political Patronage with Merit: The Roles of the President and the Congress in the Origins of the Federal Civil Service System 12
6. 3. The Continuing Political Conflict over Control of Federal Employees and the Requirement for Further Institutional Change 48
7. 4. The Rise of Federal Employees as an Interest Group: The Early Years 76
8. 5. The Maturation of Federal Employees as an Interest Group 96
9. 6. Explaining the Success of Federal Employees as an Interest Group 126
10. 7. The Implications of a Protected Bureaucracy 154
11. 8. The Economics and Politics of Institutional Change in the Political Arena 177
12. Appendix A: Appendix to Chapter 2 189
13. Appendix B: Appendix to Chapter 3 196
14. Appendix C: Appendix to Chapter 5 198
15. Appendix D: Appendix to Chapter 6 202
16. References 205
17. Index 223