From Policy to Administration

Essays in Honour of William A. Robson

J.A. G. Griffith

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English

Routledge
30 March 2022

Public administration

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1976, From Policy to Administration is not the conventional Festschrift written by many hands on many unrelated subjects- rather it is a tight collection of essays conceived and written around a unified theme. From one point of view, policy and administration are at two opposite ends of the governmental spectrum; but at the same time both are aspects of almost every single government activity and the essays in this book set out to reflect this apparent paradox. Dr Jones finds symptoms of it at the administrative heart of the policy making machine while Professor Friedrich looks at the nature of that machine and its relation to democratic forms. Four central essays by Professors Bernard Crick, Peter Self, John Mackintosh and Mr Sharpe, link policy making and administration to the controversies about participation, decentralisation, and devolution. Mr Foster considers the public corporation as a dynamic instrument concerned with the problem of efficiency. The book concludes with essays by Professors Mitchell and Griffith on the involvement of legal processes in the structure and functioning of policy and administration. The book does not attempt to cover all of William Robson’s interests. It is a mark of the versatility of his genius that no book could do that and remain unified. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of public administration and political studies.

Edited by: J.A. G. Griffith
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 557g
ISBN: 9781032225500
ISBN 10: 1032225505
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 30 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. The Prime Minister’s Secretaries: Politicians or Administrators? 2. Reflections on Democracy and Bureaucracy 3. Participation and the Future of Government 4. Rational Decentralisation 5. The Problems of Devolution-the Scottish Case 6. Instrumental Participation and Urban Government 7. The Public Corporation: Allocative Efficiency and X-Efficiency 8. Administrative Law and Policy Effectiveness 9. Justice and Administrative Law Revisited

J.A. G. Griffith