Civil service reform
# Civil service reform

Civil service reform refers to movements for the improvement of the civil service in methods of appointment, rules of conduct, etc. Relevant articles are:

* On historical movements: spoils system and merit system
* Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
* Civil service reform in developing countries
* Hatch Act of 1939
* National Civil Service Reform League
* Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
* U.S. Civil Service Reform
