02488cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624501080016226400510027030000470032133600260036833700260039433800360042050000310045650802880048752012260077553400450200165300310204665300250207785600430210299900170214548118UtSlPG20260610134115.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07033625  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHE1 aMeyer, Hugo Richard,d1866-192314aThe British State Telegraphs :bA Study of the Problem of a Large Body of Civil Servants in a Democracy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-01-31  aProduced by Adrian Mastronardi, Martin Mayer, The Philatelic
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available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The British State Telegraphs" by Hugo Richard Meyer is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work examines the nationalization of telegraph services in Great Britain and evaluates the implications for civil servants within a democracy. The book analyzes the arguments for and against the nationalization process, drawing comparisons to the telegraphic systems in other countries.  The opening of the text introduces the overarching scope of the inquiry, which is divided into two main parts: the initial purchase of the telegraphs by the British government in 1870 and the subsequent management of these telegraphic services. The author discusses the political pressures and public opinion that influenced the nationalization process. Meyer highlights the lack of rigorous scrutiny of governmental reports that propelled the decision, unraveling the complexities of expanding civil service roles and the challenges of providing efficient public services. Through this examination, he sets the stage for a deeper analysis of the consequences of civil service expansion and the struggles of public administration in the framework of a democratic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTelegraph -- Great Britain  aGovernment ownership40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48118  c88957d88957