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Prime Ministers and Whitehall 1960-74 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,251
Discovery Miles 42 510
Prime Ministers and Whitehall 1960-74 (Hardcover): Jon Davis

Prime Ministers and Whitehall 1960-74 (Hardcover)

Jon Davis

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The study of Prime Ministers and the reform of British central government in any era is fascinating. The interaction between the temporary, often inexperienced but largely elected ministers and the experienced but theoretically subservient senior civil servants provides enormous interest. This book concentrates on the years of Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Alec Douglas Home and Edward Heath--years when the battle between Civil Service and Government was most intense. What makes this book more compelling is that many of the key players, including Richard Crossman, Barbara Castle and Tony Benn, wrote their own published accounts. Eighteen months after he came to power, Harold Wilson commissioned the Fulton Committee to look at the recruitment, training and management of civil servants. The Fulton report emerged in 1968 and became legendary for its difficult gestation and for the mini civil war, which developed within Whitehall over its implementation. This is but one episode in the history of British Prime Ministers' attempts to reform the Civil Service. The Fulton report remains a landmark in the administrative history of Britain.

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Imprint: Hambledon Continuum
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2007
First published: December 2007
Authors: Jon Davis
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-1-84725-169-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN: 1-84725-169-2
Barcode: 9781847251695

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