The Political Influence of City Employees: Civil Service Adoption in America

• In Event: The Ideological Development and Impact of Interest Groups in U.S. Politics

Brief Overview

We examine patterns of municipal civil service adoption early in the 20th century with a focus on the role of government employees. We find that cities with early organizations of city employees were more likely to adopt civil service by 1935.

Authors

• Sarah F. Anzia, University of California-Berkeley

• Jessica Trounstine, University of California-Merced