Professionalism, Patronage and Public Service in Victorian London
The Staff of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1856-1889
Professionalism, Patronage and Public Service in Victorian London
The Staff of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1856-1889
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This study of 19th-century local government examines the role of local government officials and the social origins of this growing bureaucracy. As the predecessor of the London County Council, the Metropolitan Board of Works was an important body and its officials formed a large and significant professional group, not hitherto studied in such depth.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 The Beginning of Modern Local Government in London: A New Middle-Class Element
2 The Background to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works
3 The New Board's Scope and Structure
4 Achievement, 1856-88
5 Administrative Development
6 Methods of Recruitment
7 Origins and Social Status of Staff
8 Officials' Education and Employment Background
9 Salaries and Promotion Prospects
10 Work Ambitions and Social Aspirations
11 Life at the Office
12 Managing the Staff
13 Scandal in the 1880s and the Board's Demise
14 Some Conclusions
Appendix 1 Members
Appendix 2 Chief Officers and Senior Assistants
Appendix 3 Occupations of Fathers
Appendix 4 Previous Occupations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 The Beginning of Modern Local Government in London: A New Middle-Class Element
2 The Background to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works
3 The New Board's Scope and Structure
4 Achievement, 1856-88
5 Administrative Development
6 Methods of Recruitment
7 Origins and Social Status of Staff
8 Officials' Education and Employment Background
9 Salaries and Promotion Prospects
10 Work Ambitions and Social Aspirations
11 Life at the Office
12 Managing the Staff
13 Scandal in the 1880s and the Board's Demise
14 Some Conclusions
Appendix 1 Members
Appendix 2 Chief Officers and Senior Assistants
Appendix 3 Occupations of Fathers
Appendix 4 Previous Occupations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 19 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781474241212 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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