02818oam 2200637I 450 991079719550332120230807214217.01-317-47356-60-7656-1555-X1-317-47357-41-315-70534-610.4324/9781315705347 (CKB)3710000000382886(EBL)2005347(SSID)ssj0001491920(PQKBManifestationID)11896401(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001491920(PQKBWorkID)11498239(PQKB)11779161(MiAaPQ)EBC2005347(Au-PeEL)EBL2005347(CaPaEBR)ebr11038127(CaONFJC)MIL759557(OCoLC)923712078(OCoLC)908061460(EXLCZ)99371000000038288620180706e20152005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCritical social theory in public administration /Richard C. BoxLondon ;New York :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (174 p.)First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe.1-336-28271-1 0-7656-1554-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Critical imagination in a postmodern environment -- 2. Contradiction, utopia, and public administration -- 3. The "t"ruth is elsewhere : critical history -- 4. Critical theory and the paradox of discourse -- 5. Pragmatic discourse and administrative legitimacy -- 6. Private lives and antiadministration -- 7. Critical practice and the problem of finding a public.The essential premise of critical social theory is that contemporary society is neither democratic nor free, but that modern global capitalism creates a citizenry satiated with consumer goods, unaware of alternative ways of living. In the public sector, critical theory suggests that governing systems are influenced, if not controlled, by the wealthy and powerful, leaving public professionals to decide whether to serve those interests or the interests of a broader public. This book provides a framework for the application of critical social theory in public administration. Its goal is to encourPublic administrationPhilosophyCritical theoryFrankfurt school of sociologyPublic administrationPhilosophy.Critical theory.Frankfurt school of sociology.351/.01/1Box Richard C.594601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797195503321Critical social theory in public administration3770908UNINA