Civil service reform was justified as instrument for social reform

Evidence

The thesis reveals its author as a man convinced that public service is a noble calling and one that must be based on the highest ideals. Moses did not believe that the “perfection” of the British civil service system was an end in itself. Rather, he saw it as an instrument, an indispensable one, for the implementation of great social reforms. Progressive nations, he wrote, had begun creating new departments of government to free mankind from the traditional horrors of old age, disease and unemployment. “These new departments,” he said, “must have leaders and a personnel” with outstanding qualifications if they are to fulfill their noble purpose. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 231

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Hussen’s civil service reform avoided tribal favoritism and strengthened administration; The 1962 Establishment Commission proposed a merit-based unified civil service — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 777; Civil-servant honor substitutes discipline for individual moral responsibility — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 94 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Hussen’s civil service reform avoided tribal favoritism and strengthened administration #exemplifies (0.85)
• The 1962 Establishment Commission proposed a merit-based unified civil service #exemplifies (0.80) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 777
• Civil-servant honor substitutes discipline for individual moral responsibility #qualifies (0.72) — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 94