British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815. Management competence and incompetence
Details:
- Author(s) Macdonald, Janet
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 264pp; illus
- Publisher Boydell & Brewer
- Place Published Woodbridge
Topics:
- Name Crime & misdemeanour inc fraud, theft & sharp practice
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
See the writer's doctoral thesis 'The Victualling Board, 1793-1815. A study of management competence', King's, London, 2009. Examines the activities of the Victualling Board and the reasons for its shortcomings. Provides some coverage of contractors. Includes chapters: 'Historiography and early history of Victualling'; 'The core tasks. Obtaining and supplying bulk supplies of food, drink and victualling stores'; 'Delivery at home and abroad. Issuing victuals to warships and managing the victualling yards'; 'Delivery abroad for warships, army garrisons and military expeditions'; 'Non core and ad hoc tasks'; 'Head office staff'; 'Yard staff'; 'Theft, fraud and misdemeanors'; 'Parliamentary enquiries'