Practice question · Select all that apply
Which are costs of a rigid career civil service?
Hints
- Three are genuine costs; one is a benefit stated as a cost.
- Security of tenure exists precisely so that advice can be unwelcome.
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- A. Weak links between performance and pay
- C. Difficulty removing persistently poor performers
- D. Slow recruitment relative to changing needs
Why
The fourth is the protection, not the cost. Tenure exists so that an official can give advice a minister does not want to hear without risking their livelihood, and a system where that were not true would have solved the flexibility problem by recreating the patronage problem.
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