The Elite of the Elite: Permanent Secretaries in the British Higher Civil Service by Peter Barberis
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The Elite of the Elite
Summary
Permanent secretaries are the most senior of Britain's civil servants. This work examines the role and functions of the post and summarizes the development of the office. Certain aspects of the development of the higher civil service are discussed in the wider context of the state.
The Elite of the Elite Summary
Table of Contents
Part 1 The office of permanent secretary: origins and development of the office of permanent secretary; advising Ministers; running a department; accounting to Parliament; a day in the life - permanent secretaries at work. Part 2 Permanent secretaries past and present - a profile: a changing social and educational elite; reaching the summit - many are called, few are chosen. Part 3 Permanent secretaries in Whitehall - career patterns: an insular order? Permanent secretaries and the outside world; the dance of the mandarins - interdepartmental mobility within Whitehall; strangers in paradise? Permanent secretaries, ministers and their departments. Part 4 Permanent secretaries and the state: permanent secretaries and the performance of government; permanent secretaries and the constitution.
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GOR012411883
9781855214798
1855214792
The Elite of the Elite: Permanent Secretaries in the British Higher Civil Service by Peter Barberis
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1996-01-11
302
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