02525nam 2200613 450 991046093040332120200520144314.01-4985-2571-7(CKB)3710000000514085(EBL)4092945(SSID)ssj0001571197(PQKBManifestationID)16218789(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001571197(PQKBWorkID)14809899(PQKB)10391069(MiAaPQ)EBC4092945(Au-PeEL)EBL4092945(CaPaEBR)ebr11120925(CaONFJC)MIL853077(OCoLC)929452091(EXLCZ)99371000000051408520151208h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScientism and technocracy in the twentieth century the legacy of scientific management /Richard G. OlsonLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2016.©20161 online resource (231 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-2570-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Scientism among the Engineers; 2 Scientific Management Enters the Public Domain; 3 Taylorism Goes Global; 4 Technocracy during the Cold War, 1945-1990; 5 Technocracy/Scientism in the Developing World, 1900-2000; 6 Mitigated Scientism and Technocracy; 7 Continuing Concerns about the Role of Technical Expertise in a Democracy; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThis book examines twentieth-century scientific management and the role and influence of technocrats who have exercised power and formulated public policies by virtue of their specialized technical knowledge.TechnocracyHistory20th centuryScientismHistory20th centuryManagement scienceHistory20th centuryTechnology and stateHistory20th centuryElectronic books.TechnocracyHistoryScientismHistoryManagement scienceHistoryTechnology and stateHistory338.9/26Olson Richard1940-49662MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460930403321Scientism and technocracy in the twentieth century2202631UNINA