Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
In which of the following countries can a person enter the public service at almost any level and at almost any age?
AUK
BUSA ✓ Correct
CIndia
DFrance
Correct answer: (B) USA — In the USA a person can enter the public service at almost any level and age, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★In the USA a person can enter the public service at almost any level and age, so that is the answer.
★The American system follows an open or position-based career pattern.
★Recruitment is tied to the specific post and the skills it needs, not to a fixed entry age.
★This allows lateral entry, so outsiders can join at middle or senior levels.
★The UK, France and India follow a closed career system with entry mainly at the base and promotion from within.
★In such closed systems age limits and ranked entry restrict when and where one may join.
★Hence the open American service is the one that permits entry at almost any level and age.
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