Jeremy Bentham's Political Philosophy of the Modern State

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Nancy L. Rosenblum
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA 02138-3800)

To complete work on a study of Jeremy Bentham's theory of the modern state. To discuss critically Bentham's attempts to resolve this problem of utilitarian legislation including his theory of the impact of professionalism on legislation, his ideas about public administration, and particularly his insight into the nature of the relationship between administrators and political representatives.