1st Edition
Inspectorates in British Government Law Enforcement and Standards of Efficiency
By Gerald Rhodes
Copyright 1981
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Inspection is one of the oldest forms of governmental influence and control. Yet the process had been largely neglected in studies of British government. Originally published in 1981, this study examines two of its major, long-standing aims: to enforce statutory provisions and to ensure defined standards of performance.
At a time of growing interest in the performance of public authorities,... Read more
Preface. Introduction. 1. The Inspectorates 2. The Role of Inspectorates 3. From Weights and Measures to Trading Standards 4. Inspection in Factories and Mines 5. Inspection in Schools 6. Inspection in the Control of Pollution: the Problems of Air and River Pollution 7. Inspection: Aims and Methods 8. The Future of Inspection. Appendix 1: Inspectors and Public Inquiries. Appendix 2: The Inspectorates. 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.
