From Policy to Administration: Essays in Honour of William A. Robson (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. Routledge Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Encompassing a vast range from across the Humanities and Social Sciences, Routledge Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of impri Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 6 Original Copyright Page 7 Preface 8 Table of Contents 10 Contributors 12 1: The Prime Ministers’ Secretaries: Politicians or Administrators? 14 2: Reflections on Democracy and Bureaucracy 40 3: Participation and the Future of Government 56 4: Rational Decentralisation 73 5: The Problems of Devolution - The Scottish Case 100 6: Instrumental Participation and Urban Government 116 7: The Public Corporation: Allocative Efficiency and X-Efficiency 140 8: Administrative Law and Policy Effectiveness 175 9: Justice and Administrative Law Revisited 201 Administrators,Bureaucracy,Decentralisation,Policy Effectiveness Jones, G. W. The Prime Minister's Secretaries: Politicians Or Administrators?--friedrich, C. J. Reflections On Democracy And Bureaucracy.--crick, B. Participation And The Future Of Government.--self, P. Rational Decentralization.--macintosh, J. P. The Problems Of Devolution--the Scottish Case.--sharpe, L. J. Instrumental Participation And Urban Government.--foster, C. D. The Public Corporation: Allocative Efficiency And X-efficiency.--mitchell, J. D. B. Administrative Law And Policy Effectiveness.--griffith, J. A. G. Justice And Administrative Law Revisited. Edited By J. A. G. Griffith. Includes Bibliographical References. Jones, G. W. The Prime Minister's secretaries: politicians or administrators? Friedrich, C. J. Reflections on democracy and bureaucracy. Crick, B. Participation and the future of government. Self, P. Rational decentralization. Macintosh, J. P. The problems of devolution the Scottish case. Sharpe, L. J. Instrumental participation and urban government. Foster, C. D. The public corporation: allocative efficiency and x-efficiency. Mitchell, J. D. B. Administrative law and policy effectiveness. Griffith, J. A. G. Justice and administrative law revisited.