Corporate Accountability With Case Studies in Pension Funds and in the Banking Industry

"This is the first ever combined history of Britain's famous overseas civil services, the Indian Civil Service, the Colonial Administrative Service, and the Sudan Political Service. Set within the need both in Whitehall and overseas to administer the expanding empire, the growth of each Service and the nature of the work are document in detail."--BOOK JACKET. This is the first ever combined history of Britain's famous overseas civil services, the Indian Civil Service, the Colonial Administrative Service, and the Sudan Political Service. Set within the need both in Whitehall and overseas to administer the expanding empire, the growth of each Service and the nature of the work are documented in detail. Particular attention is paid to the socio- educational provenance of the young administrators and to the different methods of recruitment and training. A separate chapter looks at those who went on to reach the pinnacle of a governorship. The impact of decolonization upon imperial administrators, including the 'second careers' that they adopted, is considered. For a generation which has never known Crown service overseas as a career opportunity, this important study explains why for over a century it was a respected and much sought-after career for thousands of British graduates. It presents the making of 'the generic District Officer' as the model of Britain's overseas administrator and shows how he was enabled to meet the challenging responsibilities involved in imperial administration Britain's famous overseas civil services - the Colonial Administrative Service, the Indian Civil Service and the Sudan Political Service - no longer exist as a major and sought-after career for Britain's graduates. In this detailed study the history of each service is presented within the framework of the need to administer an expanding empire. Close attention is paid to the methods of recruitment and training and to the socio-educational background of the overseas administrators as well as to the nature of their work. The prestigious incumbents of Government House are revealingly examined. The impact of decolonisation on overseas officials and the kinds of 'second careers' which they took up are documented. This authoritative narrative history is enlivened by recourse to Service lore and anecdotes. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-3 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Anatomizing the Making of the Generic District Officer....Pages 7-22 An Empire to be Administered: the Metropolitan Organization....Pages 23-56 On Company and Other Crown Service Overseas....Pages 57-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 The Indian Civil Service, 1858–1947....Pages 87-124 The Colonial Administrative Service, 1895–1966....Pages 125-163 The Sudan Political Service, 1899–1955....Pages 164-201 Proconsuls at the Top....Pages 202-238 Front Matter....Pages 239-239 The Transfer of Power and Localization....Pages 241-259 Decolonization, Early Retirement and Second Careers....Pages 260-273 Empowering the Imperial Administrator....Pages 274-291 Back Matter....Pages 292-347 Britain's famous overseas civil services -- the Colonial Administrative Services, the Indian Civil Service, and the Sudan Political Service -- no longer exist as a major and sought after opportunity for Britain's graduates. In this detailed study, the history of each service is presented, within the framework of the need to administer an expanding empire. Close attention is paid to the methods of recruitment and training and to the socio-educational background of the overseas administrators as well as to the nature of their work. This authoritative narrative history is enlivened by recourse to Service lore and anecdotes. Anthony Kirk-greene. Series Statement From Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.