'Engineers and government in nineteenth century Britain' in R MacLeod (ed), Government and Expertise. Specialists, administrators and professionals, 1860-1919
Details:
- Author(s) Buchanan, R A
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1988
- Pages pp41-58
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Place Published Cambridge
Topics:
- Name Professions, professionalism & professionalisation
- Name Education - general issues
- Name Government procurement
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Explores ways in which engineers touched on the evolution of government administration from around early 19th century focusing on 1] emergence of a distinct profession, 2] expertise that was directly harnessed by government in its administration and 3] responses to government initiatives in technical education