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Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans

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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.

Keywords:
spoils system / merit system / public administration / political party / reliable vote
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Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, 2020, 20, 3, 415-438
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  • 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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publisher = "Inst Public Adm, Zagreb",
journal = "Croatian and Comparative Public Administration",
title = "Spoils System Is Not Dead: The Development and Effectiveness of the Merit System in Western Balkans",
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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 . .

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