The History of the United States Civil Service: From the Postwar Years to the Twenty-First Century provides a broad, comprehensive overview of the US civil service in the postwar period and examines the reforms and changes throughout that time.
"Few scholars look at how . . . presidents have sought greater political control over the civil service and sought to use it as an instrument of executive power. The History of the US Civil Service: From the Postwar Years to the Twenty-First Century fills this important gap [by] cogently and succinctly describing the political forces and tensions . . . that have arisen among presidents, Congress, and bureaucracy."
David Schultz, Professor of Political Science, Hamline University, USA
Lorenzo Castellani is Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor in Contemporary History and History of Political Institutions at LUISS Guido Carli of Rome, Italy. He is a political analyst and commentator for national and international media.