<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, the authors present several topics related to the nascent development of a merit-based hiring system in North Macedonia. This paper employs a normative approach. We advocate for a merit-based hiring system, similar to the American model. First, we explore the pressure exerted by the European Commission to adopt a merit-based system at all levels of government as a condition for entry into the European Union. Second, we delve into the patronage system in North Macedonia. Third, we provide a short history of patronage in the United States and the difficulty that nation had in curbing its entrenched patronage system. Fourth, we discuss the advantages of a merit-based hiring system, namely the creation of good governance, the improvement of employee morale, the development of more public confidence in government, the reduction of the influence of ethnic politics and the furtherance of the rule of law. Finally, we present an example drawn from the American federal government about the basic procedures of a merit-based hiring process.</p></abstract>

In this article, the authors present several topics related to the nascent development of a merit-based hiring system in North Macedonia. This paper employs a normative approach. We advocate for a merit-based hiring system, similar to the American model. First, we explore the pressure exerted by the European Commission to adopt a merit-based system at all levels of government as a condition for entry into the European Union. Second, we delve into the patronage system in North Macedonia. Third, we provide a short history of patronage in the United States and the difficulty that nation had in curbing its entrenched patronage system. Fourth, we discuss the advantages of a merit-based hiring system, namely the creation of good governance, the improvement of employee morale, the development of more public confidence in government, the reduction of the influence of ethnic politics and the furtherance of the rule of law. Finally, we present an example drawn from the American federal government about the basic procedures of a merit-based hiring process.

The Importance of Introducing a Merit-Based Hiring System in North Macedonian Governments

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In this article, the authors present several topics related to the nascent development of a merit-based hiring system in North Macedonia. This paper employs a...

The Importance of Introducing a Merit-Based Hiring System in North Macedonian Governments

Published Online: Apr 24, 2020

Page range: 122 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2019-0023

Keywords
merit-based hiring system, patronage, North Macedonia, ethnic divisions

© 2019 Larry Hubbell et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Importance of Introducing a Merit-Based Hiring System in North Macedonian Governments

Published Online: Apr 24, 2020

Page range: 122 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2019-0023

Keywordsmerit-based hiring system, patronage, North Macedonia, ethnic divisions

© 2019 Larry Hubbell et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
merit-based hiring system, patronage, North Macedonia, ethnic divisions