LEADER 02838oam 2200649I 450 001 9910810018503321 005 20230807214217.0 010 $a1-317-47356-6 010 $a0-7656-1555-X 010 $a1-317-47357-4 010 $a1-315-70534-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315705347 035 $a(CKB)3710000000382886 035 $a(EBL)2005347 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001491920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11896401 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001491920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11498239 035 $a(PQKB)11779161 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2005347 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2005347 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11038127 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL759557 035 $a(OCoLC)923712078 035 $a(OCoLC)908061460 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000382886 100 $a20180706e20152005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCritical social theory in public administration /$fRichard C. Box 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (174 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 $a1-336-28271-1 311 $a0-7656-1554-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThe 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 encour 606 $aPublic administration$xPhilosophy 606 $aCritical theory 606 $aFrankfurt school of sociology 615 0$aPublic administration$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aCritical theory. 615 0$aFrankfurt school of sociology. 676 $a351/.01/1 676 $a351.011 700 $aBox$b Richard C.$0594601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810018503321 996 $aCritical social theory in public administration$93953143 997 $aUNINA