J. Edward Kellough & Lloyd G. Nigro 
Civil Service Reform in the States [PDF ebook] 
Personnel Policy and Politics at the Subnational Level

Introduction
Personnel Policy and Public Management: The Critical Link
J. Edward Kellough and Lloyd G. Nigro
Part One: Civil Service Reform in the States: Process and Context
1. Social Values and Civil Service Systems in the United States
Donald E. Klingner
2. Reform Trends at the Federal Level with Implications for the States: The Pursuit of Flexibility and the Human Capital Movement
Hal G. Rainey
3. Classifying and Exploring Reforms in State Personnel Systems
Sally Coleman Selden
4. The Labor Perspective on Civil Service Reform in the States
Richard C. Kearney
5. Public Employment Reforms and Constitutional Due Process
Stefanie A. Lindquist and Stephen E. Condrey
Part Two: The Experiences of Selected States
6. Civil Service Reform in Georgia: A View from the Trenches
Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough
7. Florida’s Service First: Radical Reform in the Sunshine State
James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Sally C. Gertz
8. South Carolina’s Human Resource Management System: The Model for States with Decentralized Personnel Structures
Steven W. Hays, Chris Byrd, and Samuel L. Wilkins
9. The Decentralized and Deregulated Approach to State Human Resources Management in Texas
Jerrell D. Coggburn
10. Human Resources Reform in Arizona—A Mixed Picture
N. Joseph Cayer and Charles H. Kime
11. Prospects for Civil Service Reform in California: A Triumph of Technique Over Purpose?
Katherine C. Naff
12. Wisconsin State Government: Reforming Human Resources Management While Retaining Merit Principles and Cooperative Labor Relations
Peter D. Fox and Robert J. Lavigna
13. Civil Service Reform in New York State: A Quiet Revolution
Norma M. Riccucci
14. The States and Civil Service Reform: Some Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
Lloyd G. Nigro and J. Edward Kellough

List of Contributors
Index

J. Edward Kellough is Associate Professor and Director of the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Public Administration at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Numerical Goals and Timetables: An Impact Assessment. Lloyd G. Nigro is Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at Georgia State University and the coauthor (with Felix A. Nigro) of The New Public Personnel Administration, Fifth Edition.