Table of Contents

1. The Civil Service Commision Part One: The Rise and Fall of the Civil Service Commision2. The Period from 1855-19203. The Period from 1921-19514. The Period from 1952-1991Part Two: Competition, Confidentiality, Complacency5. The Growth of Working Relationships6. Setting Standards in a New Organisation7. The Case of Arthur Creech Jones: Clerk in the Civil Service Commision8. Centenary Celebrations9. The Effects of Fulton10. Administrative Culture11. 'Bias' in SelectionPart Three: The Civil Service Commision in British Public Administration12. The Civil Service Commision: A Bureau Biography

About the Author

Richard A. Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Politics in the Durham Business School. He previously taught at Carleton University, Canada and the universities of Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Durham. He is foundation Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences. His previous books include Ethics in the British Civil Service (1988), The Treasury in Public Policy-Making (1997) and Leadership in the British Civil Service (1984)

Reviews

'In writing this valuable book, Richard Chapman has been an eager customer for Sarah Tyacke at the National Archives ... his devilling in the archives has uncovered some gems.' - Guardian, September 2004