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Ode to Patronage: A Critical Analysis of Two Recent Supreme Court Decisions
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Two recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, Elrod v. Burns and Branti v. Finkel, have struck at the heart of patronage as a method of staffing the public sector as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
Two recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, Elrod v. Burns (427 U.S. 347) and Branti v. Finkel (62 L Ed 2d 595), have struck at the heart of patronage as a method of staffing the public sector. Because many political jurisdictions in the United States rely on patronage for some of their employees and because a long American political tradition supports the use of patronage, this essay will discuss some of the possible ill effects if both decisions stand. First, the historical tensions between patronage and merit systems will be discussed to set the political background of the court's decisions. Second, the facts and reasoning of each decision will be presented. Third, the obstacles these decisions raise for effective public administration will be noted.read more
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