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The social construction of expertise : the English civil service and its influence, 1919-1939 / Gail Savage.
LIBRA JN425 .S28 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Savage, Gail, 1947-
- Series:
- Pitt series in policy and institutional studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil service--Great Britain.
- Civil service.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.
- Great Britain--Economic policy--1918-1945.
- Economic policy.
- Great Britain--Social policy.
- Social policy.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- The British created a system wherein the social identity of civil servants clearly influenced their position on official matters. This privileged class then set the tone for major policy decisions affecting all members of society. Savage addresses the social construction of power inside the British state by analyzing the social origins and career patterns of higher-level civil servants as a backdrop for investigating the way four different social service ministries formulated particular policies between the world wars: the Board of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry of Health. This social history brings a fresh perspective and new research to scholars in a variety of disciplines.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822939045
- 0822955962
- OCLC:
- 33207197
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