Servants of the state : managing diversity & democracy in the federal workforce, 1933-1953
For two decades during which the US government led the way in providing new employment opportunities for women and African Americans, the author examines national labor relations policies, practices, and ideology from the perspective of managers. She demonstrates how growing unionization and attention to administrative management make the period critical in the history of US government labor relations
xiv, 271 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780820323626, 0820323624
48675623
Scientific administration of the civil service prior to the New Deal
Building the New Deal civil service
Managing human relations in the wartime and Cold War civil service
Unions and federal labor policy
Gender and the civil service
Race and merit