Postmodern public administration / Hugh T. Miller and Charles J. Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Hugh T. (Hugh Theodore), 1953-

Contributor:

Fox, Charles J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constructivism (Philosophy).

Critical theory.

Discourse analysis.

Policy sciences.

Postmodernism--Political aspects.

Postmodernism.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides a counterbalance to the standard assessment-measurement-accountability prescriptions that have made showing you did your job more important than actually doing it. This work articulates a postmodern theory of public administration that challenges the field to redirect its attention away from narrow, technique-oriented scientism.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 The Representative Democratic Accountability Feedback Loop; 2 Alternatives to Orthodoxy; 3 Hyperreality; 4 The Social Construction of Government; 5 Ideographic Discourse; 6 Conclusion; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Notes:

First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-04-027764-0

1-04-028715-8

1-003-57303-7

1-317-47842-8

1-317-47843-6

0-7656-1705-6

1-315-70696-2

1-280-91277-4

9786610912773

0-7656-2189-4

9781003573036

OCLC:

476082035