B. C. Smith

495 total citations
38 papers, 312 citations indexed

About

B. C. Smith is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Finance and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, B. C. Smith has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 312 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Finance and 6 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in B. C. Smith's work include Local Government Finance and Decentralization (8 papers), Community Development and Social Impact (4 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers). B. C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Local Government Finance and Decentralization (8 papers), Community Development and Social Impact (4 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers). B. C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Iran. B. C. Smith's co-authors include Ján Buček, Andrew Dunsire, Herbert Kaufman, Christopher Hood, Carol H. Weiss, Paul Collins, Donald P. Warwick, Marshall W. Meyer, Allen H. Barton and Douglas Pitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Public Administration Review and Public Administration.

In The Last Decade

B. C. Smith

35 papers receiving 256 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. C. Smith United Kingdom	10	154	88	57	55	50	38	312
Murray Stewart United Kingdom	9	89 0.6×	54 0.6×	52 0.9×	37 0.7×	91 1.8×	25	313
Philippe Zittoun France	9	155 1.0×	135 1.5×	59 1.0×	16 0.3×	61 1.2×	32	335
Edward Ingram Canada	9	147 1.0×	113 1.3×	50 0.9×	44 0.8×	8 0.2×	37	341
Hugh Pemberton United Kingdom	9	230 1.5×	87 1.0×	42 0.7×	60 1.1×	15 0.3×	38	340
Robert Asher United States	9	79 0.5×	105 1.2×	33 0.6×	54 1.0×	14 0.3×	35	324
Dilys M. Hill United Kingdom	7	329 2.1×	139 1.6×	24 0.4×	76 1.4×	34 0.7×	30	456
Rudie Hulst Netherlands	7	163 1.1×	65 0.7×	88 1.5×	84 1.5×	15 0.3×	13	295
Larry C. Ledebur United States	9	90 0.6×	127 1.4×	33 0.6×	143 2.6×	52 1.0×	21	342
Chris Game United Kingdom	9	231 1.5×	93 1.1×	141 2.5×	45 0.8×	47 0.9×	26	410
Amy Bridges United States	11	176 1.1×	184 2.1×	38 0.7×	63 1.1×	20 0.4×	28	363

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Smith, B. C.. (2025). The Big Review V: The C-O Bond. 10–13. 2 indexed citations

2.

Smith, B. C.. (2018). Hands, not lands: John Locke, Immigration and the ‘Great Art of Government’. 39(3). 465–490. 6 indexed citations

3.

Smith, B. C.. (2000). The Concept of an ‘Enabling’ Local Authority. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy. 18(1). 79–94. 14 indexed citations

4.

Collins, Paul & B. C. Smith. (1999). Perspectives on the retrospective: lessons from five decades of debate. Public Administration and Development. 19(5). 427–437. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1998). A theory of metropolitan government and England's conurbations. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 64(2). 289–304.

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Smith, B. C.. (1998). Participation without power: Subterfuge of development?. Community Development Journal. 33(3). 197–204. 23 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1998). ‘Enabling’ And The 1993 Local Government Act In New South Wales. Public Administration. 76(3). 559–578. 5 indexed citations

8.

Smith, B. C.. (1997). The decentralization of health care in developing countries: organizational options. Public Administration and Development. 17(4). 399–412. 28 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1992). Progress in development administration : selected papers from "Public Administration and Development" 1981-1991. J. Wiley eBooks. 1 indexed citations

10.

Smith, B. C.. (1986). Access to administrative agencies: a problem of administrative law or social structure?. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 52(1). 17–25. 3 indexed citations

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Pitt, Douglas & B. C. Smith. (1984). The Computer Revolution in Public Administration: The Impact of Information Technology on Government. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

12.

Regan, Priscilla M., Douglas E. Ashford, Greg Fry, et al.. (1984). British Administrative Reform: The Need for Incentives. Public Administration Review. 44(6). 545–545. 2 indexed citations

13.

Smith, B. C.. (1983). The new system of local government in Nigeria—background to reform. Local Government Studies. 9(2). 51–71.

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Smith, B. C.. (1981). CONTROL IN BRITISH GOVERNMENT: A PROBLEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. Policy Studies Journal. 9(8). 1163–1174. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1981). The Powers and Functions of Local Government in Nigeria 1966-1980. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 47(4). 325–331. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1981). FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS IN NIGERIA. African Affairs. 80(320). 355–378. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1976). Policy-making in British government: An analysis of power & rationality. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C., et al.. (1970). Administrative Developments in 1969: A Survey. Public Administration. 48(3). 317–349. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1969). Advising ministers: A case-study of the South West Economic Planning Council,. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, B. C.. (1967). Field administration : an aspect of decentralisation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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