Political Patronage at the Treasury, 1870–1912
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958866 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H J Hanham (University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-84 |
| Publication date | 1960-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00023049 |
| OpenAlex | W2157169881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
It is surprising that while there is a considerable literature dealing with the reform of the civil service from the time of Burke to the setting up of the Civil Service Commission in 1855, very little attention has been paid to the final stages of reform following the introduction of open competition in 1870. Yet it was in this period that patronage ceased to be of importance and the modern civil service developed. The Order in Council of 4 June 1870 which made open competition the normal method of entry to the civil service enormously reduced the scope of patronage, but it did not kill it immediately. Right up to the First World War remnants of the old system lingered in most departments, although by then a lavish system of honours and subsidies from the party funds had displaced the most objectionable forms of political patronage. The purpose of this article is to give some indication
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1968 - 2020 (53) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |