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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“ Be nice to your friends ” works better than a infinite list of “ don'ts ” to cover every occasion . Inside the broad boundaries of the agreed standard “ be nice ” there will be , alas , much discretion ; reciprocal moral education ...
“ Be nice to your friends ” works better than a infinite list of “ don'ts ” to cover every occasion . Inside the broad boundaries of the agreed standard “ be nice ” there will be , alas , much discretion ; reciprocal moral education ...
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From an almost infinite number of potential events that could become news , virtually the same events will be reported in the 22 minutes allowed by each network for the news . News is not so much what happens as what gets reported .
From an almost infinite number of potential events that could become news , virtually the same events will be reported in the 22 minutes allowed by each network for the news . News is not so much what happens as what gets reported .
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If a particular stimulus or combination of stimuli fail to extract desired behaviors , there are an almost infinite number of new combinations to try out . In this way the ghost of Taylorism can reappear 50 years after its burial ...
If a particular stimulus or combination of stimuli fail to extract desired behaviors , there are an almost infinite number of new combinations to try out . In this way the ghost of Taylorism can reappear 50 years after its burial ...
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A New Approach to Democratic Governance | 3 |
Orthodoxy and Its Alternatives | 14 |
Discourse Theory | 73 |
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