The state at work

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Representing the most extensive research on public employment, this volume explores the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was followed by stagnation and decreases. Part-time employment and the involvement of women also increased as a component of the public sector and were linked to the most important growth areas such as the educational, health care and personal social services sectors. Th…

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Full title :The state at work. / edited by Hans-Ulrich Derlien, B. Guy Peters.

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Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Edward Elgar
Place of Publication:Cheltenham, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (x, 229 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:184844494X, 9781848444942, 1848444931, 9781848444935
oclc:ocn317254376
LC Classification:JF1351
Dewey Decimal:351.09

1. Introduction / Hans-Ulrich. Derlien and B. Guy Peters -- 2. Public employment trends and the organization of public sector tasks / Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Thomas Pallesen -- 3. Public employment and multilevel governance in unitary and federal systems / Helen Nelson -- 4. Regional government and public employment / B. Guy Peters -- 5. Local government employment / Jon Pierre -- 6. Women's employment and part-time employment in the public service / Silke Heinemann -- 7. Minority representation : language, race and ethnicity / James Iain Gow and Sharon L. Sutherland -- 8. Societal links and social differentiation of the public service / Hans-Ulrich. Derlien and Luc Rouban -- 9. Public personnel policies and personnel administration / Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Robert Gregory.