Higher Civil Servants in Britain

From 1870 to the Present Day

R. K. Kelsall

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Routledge
29 January 1998

Society & culture: general; Sociology & anthropology; Sociology; Civil service & public sector

Series: International Library of Sociology

First Published in 1998. This is Volume IV of eighteen of a series on the Sociology of Public Policy, Welfare and Social Work. Stemming from an original study on social mobility, this book looks at Britain’s higher civil servants from 1870 to 1955 who are mainly sourced from the expensively-educated middle classes.

By: R. K. Kelsall
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780415177160
ISBN 10: 0415177162
Series: International Library of Sociology
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 29 January 1998
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 The Purpose of the Enquiry; Chapter 2 The Assembly of Basic Data; Chapter 3 Routes of Entry to the Administrative Class: Promotion from the Ranks; Chapter 4 Routes of Entry to the Administrative Glass: Open Competition; Chapter 5 Other Routes of Entry to the Administrative Class; Chapter 6 The Schools and Universities of Higher Civil Servants; Chapter 7 Social Origin Based on Father's Occupation; Chapter 8 The Occupants of Six Key Posts at Four Dates; Chapter 9 Women in the Administrative Class; Chapter 10 The Nature of the Profession;

R. K. Kelsall