William Armstrong and British Policy Making

This book offers a detailed account of the life and career of William Armstrong, the most influential civil servant in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, and one of the most powerful and significant Whitehall officials in the post-1945 period. He was at the centre of the British government policy-makin...

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Main Author: Theakston, Kevin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Understanding Governance
Subjects:
Great Britain-Politics and government.
Public policy.
World politics.
Political science.
Legislative bodies.
ISBN:9781137571595
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. William Armstrong: family background and education
  • Chapter 3. Climbing the Whitehall ladder
  • Chapter 4. Head of the Treasury 1962-68
  • Chapter 5. Head of the Home Civil Service 1968-74
  • Chapter 6. 'Deputy Prime Minister' under Heath
  • Chapter 7. The Midland Bank years
  • Chapter 8. William Armstrong: an assessment. .

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