232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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The appointment of a committee of inquiry to examine a question of current political controversy is a common occurrence in Britain. Yet the committee of inquiry had received little attention from writers on public administration. Originally published in 1975, in this new study for the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Gerald Rhodes explores the nature and operation of such committees... Read more
Preface. 1. The Importance of Committees of Inquiry 2. Types of Committee 3. The Purposes which Committees Serve 4. Membership of Committees 5. Committees in Operation 6. Committee Reports and Their Consequences 7. Committees of Inquiry and the Policy-Making Process 8. The Role of Committees of Inquiry in British Government. Appendix: Committees of Inquiry 1959–1968. Index.
Biography
Gerald Rhodes was, after an early civil service career, a freelance researcher with the Royal Institute of Public Administration from 1961, with the London School of Economics and from 1980, with the Policy Studies Institute.
