Merit system
the continental system
Napoleon Bonaparte created the continental system in order to weaken Britain's economy. The system forbid any nation in Europe from trading with Britain.
In the spoils system, also known as the patronage system, elected officials give government jobs to their supporters, friends, and relatives, regardless of how qualified they are for the job. In the merit system, government employees are hired or promoted based on their ability to perform a job, regardless of their political connections.
Robert La Follette
A merit system is the process of hiring and promoting people based on their ability to do their job.
Merit system
how can an employer benefit from a merit-rating system for state umenployment
Merit system
The civil service system is a system of hiring and promoting employees based upon the merit system. The merit system is the opposite of the spoils system.
The merit principle is hiring someone based on competencies rather than affiliations and relations (patronage). Merit system is simply responsible for maintaining the merit principle through the Public Service Commission!
Merit list system has been scrapped from UP Board Examination system from 2009. From now onwards there will be no merit list. The reason given by the Board officials was "Publishing of merit list generates controversies, therefore the board is doing away with this system."
The patronage system (aka the spoils system) is when one is given a government job by the winning party because they are a friend/ family member or supporter, while the merit system is when government jobs are given based on merit: their knowledge of politics and how they could help the government.
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Merit System
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