Excerpt from Public Administration in Massachusetts: The Relation of Central to Local ActivityPublic administration in Massachusetts may be divided into two great periods, (i) the period Of settlement and de centralization, and (2) the period Of the elimination Of dis tance and centralization. The first movement began with the settlement Of the colony, was at its height during the eighteenth century, and came to an end during the first half of the present century: the second had its beginnings in the first half Of the present century and still continues.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.