Recently the subject of open government has stimulated much media attention, public debate and controversy. This book examines the situation from political, constitutional and practical perspectives. This book should be of interest to general readers and students of British Politics.

Open Government

Politics & Social Sciences

Hunt, Michael

Chapman, Richard A.

Politics & Government

Taylor & Francis Books Ltd

Analyses the Treasury's role in public policy making and makes an original contribution to knowledge about the current work of the Treasury. The book focuses on three main areas: * the development of the Treasury from earliest times to the present * the current structure and organization of the Treasury following the radical changes which took place in 1995 as a result of the 1994 Fundamental Expenditure Review * the Treasury's role in the financing and responsibility of Next Step Agencies, including brief case studies of the Civil Service College, the Contributions Agency and the Royal Mint.

The Treasury in Public Policy-Making (Studies in Public Policy-Making)

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

Leadership in the British Civil Service (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1984, this book examines the style of leadership amongst senior civil servants and its impact on administrative reform by investigating the work of Sir Percival Waterfield who was First Civil Service Commissioner from 1939 to 1951. He was responsible for setting up the Civil Service Selection Board which was the key institution in the pioneering new approach to personnel selection initiated in Britain after the Second World War. It has been regarded as the model for personnel recruitment in other contexts and for civil service recruitment in other countries. The book raises fundamental questions about the criteria for recruitment and promotion of leading officials in British central government and offers a rare glimpse of the day to day work of top civil servants and the administrative culture in which they operate.

Leadership in the British Civil Service (Routledge Revivals): A study of Sir Percival Waterfield and the creation of the Civil Service Selection Board

First published in 1984, this book examines the style of leadership amongst senior civil servants and its impact on administrative reform by investigating the work of Sir Percival Waterfield who was First Civil Service Commissioner from 1939 to 1951. He was responsible for setting up the Civil Service Selection Board which was the key institution in the pioneering new approach to personnel selection initiated in Britain after the Second World War. It has been regarded as the model for personnel recruitment in other contexts and for civil service recruitment in other countries. The book raises fundamental questions about the criteria for recruitment and promotion of leading officials in British central government and offers a rare glimpse of the day to day work of top civil servants and the administrative culture in which they operate.

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

This book seeks to explore some of the untested implications of open government, including the immediate practical effects, the implications for ministerial responsibility, and the likely results of freedom of information.

Open Government: A Study of the Prospects of Open Government Within the Limitations of the British Political System

Routledge& Kegan Paul

The Civil Service Commission 1855-1991: A Bureau Biography (British Politics and Society)

The Civil Service Commision was created in 1855 and became the key institution in the development of the British civil service. Its work was primarily the recruitment of civil servants by fair methods, treating all qualified applicants equally, and using open competitions wherever practicable. It was held in high esteem not only in the United Kingdom but also in the many other countries throughout the world which, in many places, modelled their methods of public service recruitment on its pioneering work. It continued until 1991, when most of its work was devolved to over 3,000 government departments and executive agencies.This book describes the gestation, growth, development and eventual demise of the Commision and includes a number of in-depth case studies. Using source material such as official files, many only recently available for research, together with other records and evidence to official committees, the book provides a biography of an institution. It shows how the department was formally organised and there is a particular focus on how it actually worked on a day-to-day basis. With three in-depth chapters on the chronological development of the Commision and seven case studies of themes or issues that reveal methods of work and influences on its activities, this book uses file-based research more extensively than any other history of a British government department.The Civil Service Commision, 1855-1991 reveals insights into civil service recruitment and makes a major original contribution to our understanding of the practice and politics of public administration.

History

Europe

This book, by a group of specially selected scholars, focuses on topics of current debate in the field of public service ethics. The subjects covered include codes of ethics, how ethics can be taught, the dilemma of tragic choices, administrative discretion and the protection of human rights, the interests of the state, secrecy and freedom of information, the democratic environment, and the relevance of the law and trade unions.

Ethics in Public Service (Public Admin & Management)

Edinburgh University Press

Elements in Political Science

This introductory textbook provides the ideal basis for students coming to Politics for the first time. The book opens with thequestion 'What is Politics?' and then explores the four major 'elements' : Comparative Institutions, Political Ideologies, Public Administration and International Relations. The book has been divided into five easy-to-use sections, each with a guide to literature for further study. Each chapter ends with two essay questions, making this an ideal teaching and revision tool.

Sheehan, Michael

BEALEY, FRANK

Specialists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia and Sweden focus on topics from the field of public service ethics. They cover promotion of ethics, the teaching of ethics, freedom of information, trade unions, protection of human rights and legal aspects of public service ethics.

Ethics in Public Service (Volume 10) (Public Policy Series)

McGill-Queen's University Press

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Open Government

The Treasury in Public Policy-Making (Studies in Public Policy-Making)

Leadership in the British Civil Service (Routledge Revivals): A study of Sir Percival Waterfield and the creation of the Civil Service Selection Board

Leadership in the British Civil Service (Routledge Revivals)

Open Government: A Study of the Prospects of Open Government Within the Limitations of the British Political System

The Civil Service Commission 1855-1991: A Bureau Biography (British Politics and Society)

Ethics in Public Service (Public Admin & Management)

Elements in Political Science

Elements in Political Science

Ethics in Public Service (Volume 10) (Public Policy Series)