Excerpt from Official Aptitude Maximized; Expense Minimized: As Shewn in the Several Papers Comprised in This Volume The work, from which they take their com mon origin, was an all-embracing system of proposed Constitutional Law, for the use of all nations professing liberal opinions Volumes, Since this Preface was committed to the press, some change having been made in the list of the Papers originally intended to be inserted hence some uncertainty and mis-statement in the numerical designation of them. But, as by reference to the list of contents, things may be set right, the benefit of correction would not (it has been thought) pay for the trouble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jeremy Bentham was one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment, and in this collection of essays he lays out a compelling vision for how we can create more efficient and effective government bureaucracies. Drawing on his vast knowledge of law, economics, and political science, Bentham shows how we can maximize official aptitude while minimizing expense, creating a more just and prosperous society in the process. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.