Field Administration

An Aspect of Decentralisation

Brian C. Smith (University of Dundee, UK.)

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Routledge
01 September 2025

Public administration; Regional government

Series: Routledge Revivals

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First published in 1967, Field Administration provides a useful introduction to a much-neglected aspect of administration. Every government finds it necessary to decentralise its administration. But in Britain much more attention has been paid to devolution, i.e., to local government, than to deconcentration, i.e., to local and regional administrative organisation, or what Mr. Smith calls field administration. Neither aspect of decentralisation can be fully understood in isolation and one great merit of this volume is it study of interrelationships between the two. To illustrate the general principles involved, case studies are provided of three kinds of field administration: the functional (the Ministry of Agriculture in the U.K.), the integrated prefectoral system (Burma) and the unintegrated prefectoral system (Northern Nigeria). This book will be of interest to students of political science, government and administration.

By: Brian C. Smith (University of Dundee UK.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032579306
ISBN 10: 1032579307
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 139
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming