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Colonial Bureaucrats, Institutional Transplants, and Development in the 20th Century

Valentin Seidler
Valentin Seidler
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Publicado en línea: 08 ago 2018
Páginas: 155 - 172
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ADHI-2018-0009
© 2016 Valentin Seidler, Published by Sciendo
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District officer on tour in North BorneoSOURCE Kirk-Greene, On Crown Service, p. 136.* Lawley, »Achievements of the British Colonial Service«, p. 271; Kenneth Younger, The Public Service in the New States. A Study in Some Trained Manpower Problems, London 1960, p. 26; Selassie, The Executive in African Governments, p. 209; and Colin Baker, »The Administrative Service of Malawi – A Case Study in Africanisation«, in: The Journal of Modern African Studies 10 (1972), p. 543–560, here p. 552–553.
District officer on tour in North BorneoSOURCE Kirk-Greene, On Crown Service, p. 136.* Lawley, »Achievements of the British Colonial Service«, p. 271; Kenneth Younger, The Public Service in the New States. A Study in Some Trained Manpower Problems, London 1960, p. 26; Selassie, The Executive in African Governments, p. 209; and Colin Baker, »The Administrative Service of Malawi – A Case Study in Africanisation«, in: The Journal of Modern African Studies 10 (1972), p. 543–560, here p. 552–553.

Figure 1

Recruitment of overseas officers per year 1919–1961.SOURCES ODI, 1964: 25 and Colonial Office, 1962: 24
Recruitment of overseas officers per year 1919–1961.SOURCES ODI, 1964: 25 and Colonial Office, 1962: 24

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Colonel Robert Langley (left) with a mounted police escort.SOURCE Photograph by Noel Redman kindly made available by M.R.B. Williams.Coincidentally M. R. B. Williams, a former district officer of Bechuanaland remembered Mr. Langley (»Bob«) as a friend in an interview we conducted for another study. He was kind enough to send this photo of Mr. Langley. It has been published in George Winstanley, Under Two Flags in Africa. Recollections of a British Administrator in the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Botswana in 1954 to 1972, Colchester 2000.
Colonel Robert Langley (left) with a mounted police escort.SOURCE Photograph by Noel Redman kindly made available by M.R.B. Williams.Coincidentally M. R. B. Williams, a former district officer of Bechuanaland remembered Mr. Langley (»Bob«) as a friend in an interview we conducted for another study. He was kind enough to send this photo of Mr. Langley. It has been published in George Winstanley, Under Two Flags in Africa. Recollections of a British Administrator in the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Botswana in 1954 to 1972, Colchester 2000.

Figure 2

Government Effectiveness 1996 in former British colonies (in blue) and three non-colonies, selected countries.SOURCE Worldwide Governance Indicators published in Kaufmann, Kraay, Mastruzzi, »Governance Matters VIII«.
Government Effectiveness 1996 in former British colonies (in blue) and three non-colonies, selected countries.SOURCE Worldwide Governance Indicators published in Kaufmann, Kraay, Mastruzzi, »Governance Matters VIII«.

Figure 3

Government effectiveness in 1996 and duration of handover (in years) with a share of overseas officers between 75% and 25%.* Administrative Service only.SOURCES Territorial staff lists and Worldwide Governance Indicators published in Kaufmann, Kraay, Mastruzzi »Governance Matters VIII«.
Government effectiveness in 1996 and duration of handover (in years) with a share of overseas officers between 75% and 25%.* Administrative Service only.SOURCES Territorial staff lists and Worldwide Governance Indicators published in Kaufmann, Kraay, Mastruzzi »Governance Matters VIII«.

British territories and their dates of independence, 1947–1997. Countries in parentheses were not staffed by the Colonial Office in London.

1947(India)
1948Ceylon, Palestine
1956(Anglo*Egyptian Sudan)
1957Gold Coast, Malaya
1960Cyprus, Nigeria, British Somaliland
1961Sierra Leone, Tanganyika
1962lamaKa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda
1963Kenya, Zanzibar, Sarawak, North Borneo
1964Malta, Nyasatand, Northern Rhodesia
1965Singapore, The Gambia, Maldives
1966British Guiana, Bechuanaland, Basutoland. Barbados
1967Aden
1968Mauritius, Swaziland
1970Piji, Tonga
1973Bahamas
1974Grenada
1976Seychelles
1978Dominica. Solomon Islands. ElUce Islands
1979St Vincent and the Grenadines, Si Lucia. Gilbert Islands
1980(Southern Rhodesia), New Hebrides
1981British Honduras. Antigua
1983St Christopher (St Kills) and Nevis. Brunei
1990(Namibia)
1997Hong, Kong

Characteristics of the dataset on overseas officers.

Number of records14,285
Time of service1939–1966
Territories includedAll territories (colonies, protectorates) which were under the administration of the Colonial Office in London. This excludes Dominions (New Zealand, South Africa) and colonies with their own colonial service (India, Sudan). See Table 1 for a complete list.
Number of territories46
Conditions to be listed in the datasetAll officers (British, local) who served on pensionable terms between 1939 and 1966 and had a minimum of ten years of service. These officers were recruited by the Colonial Office in London.
Information (mininum)Name, gender, date of birth, education, entry year into the service, all advancements until last position held. Military service.
Information (additional)Knighthoods and honors, language skills, published books and articles, participation at conferences, whether or not the officer stayed on to serve in the civil service of the independent country.
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