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9 relations: Civil service, Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Civil service reform in developing countries, Hatch Act of 1939, Merit system, National Civil Service Reform League, Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, Spoils system, U.S. Civil Service Reform.
Civil service
The civil service is independent of government and composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.
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Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95–454, 92 Stat. 1111) (CSRA), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, partly in response to the Watergate scandal.
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Civil service reform in developing countries
Civil service reform is a deliberate action to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, professionalism, representativity and democratic character of a civil service, with a view to promoting better delivery of public goods and services, with increased accountability.
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Hatch Act of 1939
The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials, from engaging in some forms of political activity.
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Merit system
The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections.
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National Civil Service Reform League
The National Civil Service Reform League was a non-profit organization in the United States founded in 1881 for the purpose of investigating the efficiency of the civil service.
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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (ch. 27) is a United States federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.
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Spoils system
In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.
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U.S. Civil Service Reform
U.S. civil service reform was a major issue in the late 19th century at the national level, and in the early 20th century at the state level.
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