ABSTRACT

First published in 1972, the object of this work is to provide a history of public administration from earliest times up to the present day. The survey, necessarily selective, is broadly based, ranging from the prehistoric cave-dwellers to twentieth-century administration. Viewpoints are varied to bring in the several levels and spheres of operation; namely, directional and personnel, organizational and technical, biographical and theoretical.

The work is in two volumes. Volume One covers the main civilizations of the Middle East, India, China and the West up to the eleventh century A.D. Volume Two, continuing the same field, extends its scope to include the civilizations of pre-Columbian America, the colonial empire and international administration.

At a time when the scope of public administration is continually expanding, and more research is being carried out into administrative problems, much can be learned from the administrative lessons of the past. Dr. E.N. Gladden, a retired civil servant, has designed this work to integrate a vast and diverse subject.

chapter Chapter 2|36 pages

Middle East: East-West Impact — a.d. 1071 to 1683

chapter Chapter 3|26 pages

Sixteenth Century Europe: a.d. 1485 to 1603

chapter Chapter 4|30 pages

Early American Civilizations

chapter Chapter 6|40 pages

China: Sung and After

chapter Chapter 7|26 pages

Indian Statecraft: 1556 to 1853

chapter Chapter 8|50 pages

Age of Revolutions: 1649 to 1815

chapter Chapter 10|36 pages

Public Administration Adapting to the Needs of a New Age