{"product_id":"a-political-pendulum-von-linda-colley","title":"A political pendulum?","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublic services play an essential role in society,   and yet their image is often poor, fed by television   programmes such as 'Yes Minister'. Common   perceptions include that they have little real   merit, do not work hard, are too powerful, are   impossible to dismiss, and could benefit from some   private sector experience. This study considers how   the maligned career service model of public sector   employment has evolved. It outlines the traditional   model, with its tenets of merit, tenure,   standardised conditions and political neutrality,   administered by an independent personnel agency. It   explores the implementation of the model in the   Queensland public service from 1859 to 2000. It   concludes that the career model was necessary to   overcome problems of politicisation, corruption,   insecurity and inefficiency that arose from the   previous patronage model. By the late 20th century,   poor implementation of the model had led to growing   dissatisfaction. Rather than address this poor   implementation, the model itself was reformed and   weakened. The problems of politicisation and   insecurity that existed prior to the career service   model are now re-emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783844399936\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe waxing and waning of career service employment in the Queensland Public Service 1859-2000\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783844399936","offer_id":39485320396893,"sku":"9783844399936","price":79.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/86b30766-306e-4290-915e-235ca398d63c.jpg?v=1774681371","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/a-political-pendulum-von-linda-colley","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}