The merit system in Italy is solemnly affirmed in the Constitution but betrayed in legislative and administrative practices. It represents a cognitive dissonance of the State, which acts in conflict with its own principles. This contribution explores such dissonance. The merit system has been betrayed by applying the spoils system to public appointments, misaligning competitions with university education, recruiting based on automatic and mnemonic tests, indiscriminately distributing economic and career advancements, stabilizing precarious workers, indiscriminately freezing hires during austerity periods, and then resuming hiring just as indiscriminately.

Il merit system in Italia. una dissonanza cognitiva dello stato / Battini, Stefano. - In: DIRITTO PUBBLICO. - ISSN 1721-8985. - Anno 2024:3(2024), pp. 547-575.

Il merit system in Italia. una dissonanza cognitiva dello stato

stefano battini
2024

Abstract

The merit system in Italy is solemnly affirmed in the Constitution but betrayed in legislative and administrative practices. It represents a cognitive dissonance of the State, which acts in conflict with its own principles. This contribution explores such dissonance. The merit system has been betrayed by applying the spoils system to public appointments, misaligning competitions with university education, recruiting based on automatic and mnemonic tests, indiscriminately distributing economic and career advancements, stabilizing precarious workers, indiscriminately freezing hires during austerity periods, and then resuming hiring just as indiscriminately.
2024
merit system, spoils system, recruitment, education, austerity
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Il merit system in Italia. una dissonanza cognitiva dello stato / Battini, Stefano. - In: DIRITTO PUBBLICO. - ISSN 1721-8985. - Anno 2024:3(2024), pp. 547-575.
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