Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans
Апстракт
The paper analyses the development of the merit system and its effectiveness in the administrations of the Western Balkan countries. The origins and benefit of the merit system are described in the article. The basic hypothesis is that in most Western Balkan countries the spoils system remains a reality, despite the fact that the law stipulates the merit system. The main argument for this hypothesis is based on one element of the merit system, and that is recruitment and employment in the public services sector. This segment of the merit system is most often violated because public service employment in the Western Balkans is not obtained objectively, i.e., from a pool of best candidates, but given to those who support the ruling party, which is particularly evident during election campaigns. The paper analyses this phenomenon and points out that the so-called reliable votes are the core of the problem. The article explains this phenomenon and provides guidance on possible solutions to... the identified problems.
Кључне речи:
spoils system / merit system / public administration / political party / reliable voteИзвор:
Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, 2020, 20, 3, 415-438Издавач:
- Inst Public Adm, Zagreb
DOI: 10.31297/hkju.20.3.1
ISSN: 1848-0357
WoS: 000590961800002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85111729716
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FPNTY - JOUR AU - Stančetić, Veran PY - 2020 UR - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/775 AB - The paper analyses the development of the merit system and its effectiveness in the administrations of the Western Balkan countries. The origins and benefit of the merit system are described in the article. The basic hypothesis is that in most Western Balkan countries the spoils system remains a reality, despite the fact that the law stipulates the merit system. The main argument for this hypothesis is based on one element of the merit system, and that is recruitment and employment in the public services sector. This segment of the merit system is most often violated because public service employment in the Western Balkans is not obtained objectively, i.e., from a pool of best candidates, but given to those who support the ruling party, which is particularly evident during election campaigns. The paper analyses this phenomenon and points out that the so-called reliable votes are the core of the problem. The article explains this phenomenon and provides guidance on possible solutions to the identified problems. PB - Inst Public Adm, Zagreb T2 - Croatian and Comparative Public Administration T1 - Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans EP - 438 IS - 3 SP - 415 VL - 20 DO - 10.31297/hkju.20.3.1 ER -
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Stančetić, V.. (2020). Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans. in Croatian and Comparative Public Administration Inst Public Adm, Zagreb., 20(3), 415-438. https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.3.1
Stančetić V. Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans. in Croatian and Comparative Public Administration. 2020;20(3):415-438. doi:10.31297/hkju.20.3.1 .
Stančetić, Veran, "Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans" in Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, 20, no. 3 (2020):415-438, https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.20.3.1 . .