Postmodern Public Administration: Toward DiscourseCharles J Fox and Hugh T Miller challenge current thinking about public policy and administration in the light of the postmodern condition. In this book existing and accepted theories such as public management doctrines, constitutionalism and communitarianism are rejected in favour of constructing a discourse theory of public administration. The book also provides an invaluable, thorough and clear review of the doctrines and philosophies that have to date dominated the field. |
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It requires bold steps away from well - worn paths . Many cherished
presuppositions will be debunked . We do not expect all readers to be pleased .
And , in the spirit of discourse , we reserve the right to agree with those who
disagree with our ...
It requires bold steps away from well - worn paths . Many cherished
presuppositions will be debunked . We do not expect all readers to be pleased .
And , in the spirit of discourse , we reserve the right to agree with those who
disagree with our ...
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require utilities to estimate — and grant or not grant permission to build a new
energy plant based on - nonsignificant contributing ... Thus coal - burning utility
companies were required to install expensive scrubbers in their smokestacks .
require utilities to estimate — and grant or not grant permission to build a new
energy plant based on - nonsignificant contributing ... Thus coal - burning utility
companies were required to install expensive scrubbers in their smokestacks .
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We know it because discourse , and our very sociality , require this freedom from
domination . Authentic communication is thus more than a moralistic homily ; it is
a guiding principle on the path to human advancement . A brief analog to ...
We know it because discourse , and our very sociality , require this freedom from
domination . Authentic communication is thus more than a moralistic homily ; it is
a guiding principle on the path to human advancement . A brief analog to ...
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Contents
A New Approach to Democratic Governance | 3 |
Orthodoxy and Its Alternatives | 14 |
Discourse Theory | 73 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Postmodern Public Administration: Toward Discourse |
| Authors | Charles J. Fox, Hugh T. Miller |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0803958021, 9780803958029 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / General |
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