Civil Servants' Dangerous Discontent

Introduction

Morale among the government's top career managers is extremely low. They feel their salaries are unfairly kept in check by politics, and they believe the pay issue is just one indication of how little they are appreciated. They want not only more money, but more responsibility, too. However, the trend is toward giving more of that responsibility to political appointees. Critics charge the bureaucracy is now over-politicized, with disastrous effects ...

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