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Book SynopsisConceived during the turbulent period of the late 1960s when 'rights talk' was ubiquitous, Federal Service and the Constitution, a landmark study first published in 1971, strove to understand how the rights of federal civil servants had become so differentiated from those of ordinary citizens. Now in a new, second edition, this legal-historical analysis reviews and enlarges its look at the constitutional rights of federal employees from the nation's founding to the present. Thoroughly revised and updated, this highly readable history of the constitutional relationship between federal employees and the government describes how the changing political, administrative, and institutional concepts of what the federal service is or should be are related to the development of constitutional doctrines defining federal employees' constitutional rights. Developments in society since 1971 have dramatically changed the federal bureaucracy, protecting and expanding employment rights, while at the same time Supreme Court decisions are eroding the special legal status of federal employees. Looking at the current status of these constitutional rights, Rosenbloom concludes by suggesting that recent Supreme Court decisions may reflect a shift to a model based on private sector practices.
Trade ReviewProvides scholars, students of public administration, and public management practitioners with an invaluable overview of how courts have reshaped the public employment relationship. . . . [the book] should be mandatory reading for any student studing public administration and anyone serving as a government employee. * Public Administration Review *
Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Public Employment Relationship 2. Development of the Public Employment Relationship, 1776-18293. The Spoils System and the Public Employment Relationship 4. Civil Service Reform and the Public Employment Relationship 5. Political Neutrality 6. Equality of Access to Civil Service Positions 7. Loyalty and Security 8. Building the Public Service Model 9. The Public Employment Relationship Today: Toward Convergence with the Private Sector? Bibliography Index
