ABSTRACT

First Published in 1937, The British Civil Servant presents a comprehensive overview of the main problems and conditions related to the British public service during early twentieth century. It discusses important themes like what is public service; the administrative class in the home civil service; middle and lower grades of the local government service; the experts in the civil service; women in public service; the Indian civil service and the colonial civil service. With chapters written by experts like Professor Ernest Barker, Harold Nicolson, William A. Robson, this book is a must read for scholars and researchers of British political history, public administration, and political science.

chapter Chapter 1|18 pages

The Public Service

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

The Home Civil Service

The Administrative Class

chapter Chapter 3|17 pages

The Foreign Service

chapter Chapter 5|21 pages

The Local Government Civil Service

The Chief Officers

chapter Chapter 7|37 pages

The Personnel of the Semi-Public Services

chapter Chapter 8|21 pages

The Expert in the Civil Service

chapter Chapter 9|22 pages

Women in the Civil Service

chapter Chapter 10|21 pages

The Indian Civil Service

chapter Chapter 11|20 pages

The Colonial Service