Civil Service Reform in the States -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION Personnel Policy and Public Management: The Critical Link -- PART ONE: Civil Service Reform in the States Process and Context -- 1. Societal Values and Civil Service Systems in the United States -- 2. Reform Trends at the Federal Level with Implications for the States: The Pursuit of Flexibility and the Human Capital Movement -- 3. Classifying and Exploring Reforms in State Personnel Systems -- 4. The Labor Perspective on Civil Service Reform in the States -- 5. Public Employment Reforms and Constitutional Due Process -- PART TWO: The Experiences of Selected States -- 6. Civil Service Reform in Georgia: A View from the Trenches -- 7. Florida's Service First: Radical Reform in the Sunshine State -- 8. South Carolina's Human Resource Management System: The Model for States with Decentralized Personnel Structures -- 9. The Decentralized and Deregulated Approach to State Human Resources Management in Texas -- 10. Human Resources Reform in Arizona -AMixed Picture -- 11. Prospects for Civil Service Reform in California: A Triumph of Technique Over Purpose? -- 12. Wisconsin State Government: Reforming Human Resources Management While Retaining Merit Principles and Cooperative Labor Relations -- 13. Civil Service Reform in New York State: A Quiet Revolution -- 14. The States and Civil Service Reform: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.