The social construction of expertise : the English civil service and its influence, 1919-1939
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The social construction of expertise : the English civil service and its influence, 1919-1939
(Pitt series in policy and institutional studies)
University of Pittsburgh Press, c1996
- : alk. paper
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and index
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: alk. paper ISBN 9780822939047
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This work addresses the social construction of power inside the British state by using a quantative analysis of the social origins and career patterns of higher-level civil servants. It investigates the formulation of policies in four different social service ministries.
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: pbk ISBN 9780822955962
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The British created a system wherein the social identity of civil servants clearly influenced their position on official matters. This privileged class set the tone for major policy decisions affecting all members of society. Savage addresses this social construction of power by analyzing the social origins and career patterns of higher-level civil servants as a backdrop for investigating the way four different social service ministries formulated policies between the two World Wars: the Board of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry of Health.
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